Changes in young people's sexual behavior and attitudes, 1943-1999: A cross-temporal meta-analysis

Review of General Psychology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 249-261

  Wells, Brooke E ^a,c   Twenge, Jean M ^b,d  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth cohort; Generations; Premarital sex; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

EID: 25444451583     PISSN: 10892680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1089-2680.9.3.249     Document Type: Article

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