Sexual victimization among African American adolescent females: Examination of the reliability and validity of the sexual experiences survey

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 89-104

  Cecil, Heather ^a,c   Matson, Steven C ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American adolescent females; Psychometrics; Sexual Experiences Survey; Sexual victimization

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUALITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARD; STATISTICS; VALIDATION STUDY; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CRIME VICTIMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; SEX OFFENSES; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPOUSE ABUSE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 29344440045     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260505281606     Document Type: Review

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