Understanding the unprotected sexual behaviors of gay, lesbian, and bisexual youths: An empirical test of the cognitive-environmental model

Health Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 272-280

  Rosario, Margaret ^b   Hunter, Joyce ^d   Mahler, Karen ^c   Gwadz, Marya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive environmental model (CEM); Unprotected sexual behaviors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; COGNITION; CONDOM; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; JUVENILE; LESBIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL; PROTECTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BISEXUALITY; COGNITION; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

EID: 0344849417     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.18.3.272     Document Type: Article

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