Dating, sexual activity and well-being in Italian adolescents

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 275-282

  Ciairano, Silvia ^a   Bonino, Silvia ^a   Kliewer, Wendy ^b   Miceli, Renato ^a   Jackson, Sandy ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COURTSHIP; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; COURTSHIP; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33646542054     PISSN: 15374416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15374424jccp3502_11     Document Type: Article

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