Self-esteem, emotional distress and sexual behavior among adolescent females: Inter-relationships and temporal effects

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 268-274

  Ethier, Kathleen A ^a,b   Kershaw, Trace S ^b   Lewis, Jessica B ^b   Milan, Stephanie ^b   Niccolai, Linda M ^b   Ickovics, Jeannette R ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Emotional distress; Self esteem; Sexual behavior; Sexually transmitted diseases

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BRIEF SYMPTOM INVENTORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; GENDER; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; ROSENBERG SELF-ESTEEM SCALE; SELF ESTEEM; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STRESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; RISK-TAKING; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 32644468381     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2004.12.010     Document Type: Article

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