Communication with best friends about sex-related topics during emerging adulthood

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 339-351

  Lefkowitz, Eva S ^a   Boone, Tanya L ^b   Shearer, Cindy L ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Emerging adulthood; Peers; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

EID: 3142655833     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOYO.0000032642.27242.c1     Document Type: Article

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