Religious activity and risk behavior among African American adolescents: Concurrent and developmental effects

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 151-161

  Steinman, Kenneth J ^a   Zimmerman, Marc A ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent development; African Americans; Gender differences; Religion; Sexual intercourse; Substance use

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; COITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; RELIGION; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 3242786428     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:AJCP.0000027002.93526.bb     Document Type: Article

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