Supportive social relationships and adolescent health risk behavior among secondary school students in El Salvador

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1628-1640

  Springer, Andrew ^a   Parcel, Guy ^a   Baumler, Elizabeth ^a   Ross, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; El Salvador; Gender; Parental support; Risk behavior; Social relationships

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISK; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; DRUG USE; EL SALVADOR; FAMILY; FEMALE; FIGHTING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STUDENT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUPPORT GROUP; UNITED STATES; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; EL SALVADOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK-TAKING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENTS;

CENTRAL AMERICA; EL SALVADOR [CENTRAL AMERICA];

EID: 32644447200     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.08.018     Document Type: Article

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