Heterosocial Behaviors in Early Adolescent African American Girls: The Role of Mother-Daughter Relationships

Journal of Family Nursing

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 122-139

  Aronowitz, Teri ^a   Rennells, Rachel E ^b   Todd, Erin ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Koinonia Health Care ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

early adolescence; HIV risk; minority youth; mother daughter closeness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; MOTIVATION; PILOT STUDY; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; GOALS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTIVATION; NEW YORK; PILOT PROJECTS; POVERTY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 33644645649     PISSN: 10748407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1074840705275466     Document Type: Article

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