Early to bed: A study of adaptation among sexually active urban adolescent girls younger than age sixteen

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 358-367

  Martin, Andrés ^a   Ruchkin, Vladislav ^a   Caminis, Argyro ^b   Vermeiren, Robert ^c   Henrich, Christopher C ^d   Schwab Stone, Mary ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Human immunodeficiency virus; Pregnancy; Psychosocial adaptation; Sexual activity; Sexually transmitted diseases

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; AGE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL; HISPANIC; HUMAN; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 15344344071     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.chi.0000153226.26850.fd     Document Type: Article

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