The Effects of Religious Commitment on the Attitudes and Behavior of Teens Regarding Premarital Childbirth

Journal of Health and Social Policy

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-17

  Jeynes, William H ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Behavioral pattern; Geographical context; Permissive attitudes; Premarital sex; Religious commitment

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY;

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILDBIRTH; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREMARITAL SEX; RACE DIFFERENCE; RELIGION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAUSALITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; RELIGION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0242384760     PISSN: 08977186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J045v17n01_01     Document Type: Article

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