Adolescent premarital sexual activity, cohabitation, and attitudes toward marriage

Adolescence

Volumn 36, Issue 143, 2001, Pages 592-609

  Martin, Paige D ^a   Martin, Don ^c   Martin, Maggie ^b  

^a Director Spec Educ/Sch P   (United States)

^b Northside Urban Pathways   (United States)

^c YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0346607168     PISSN: 00018449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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