Understanding sexual abstinence in African American teens

MCN The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 86-94

  Haglund, Kristin ^a  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; African American; Qualitative research; Sexual abstinence; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; NARRATION; NEGATIVISM; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PEER GROUP; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SELF CONCEPT; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL ABSTINENCE; STEREOTYPING; WOMEN;

EID: 33646104934     PISSN: 0361929X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005721-200603000-00006     Document Type: Article

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