Having a good relationship with their mother: A protective factor against sexual risk behavior among adolescent females?

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 267-271

  Parera, Núria ^a   Surís, Joan Carles ^b  

^a INSTITUT UNIVERSITARI DEXEUS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Family relationship; Mother child relations; Sexual behavior; Sexual intercourse

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MOTHER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; SIBLING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPAIN;

EID: 3342933377     PISSN: 10833188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2004.05.002     Document Type: Article

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