Predicting contraceptive vigilance in adolescent females: A projective method for assessing ego development

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 14-19

  Speier, Patricia L ^a,b   Mélèse D'Hospital, Isabelle A ^a   Tschann, Jeanne M ^a   Moore, Philip J ^a   Adler, Nancy E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Contraceptive use; Ego development; Pregnancy; Projective stories

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0343036276     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-139X(96)00175-9     Document Type: Article

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