Constructions of sexual relationships: A study of the views of young people in Catalunia, England and Slovakia and their health implications

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 669-684

  Stenner, Paul H D ^a   Bianchi, Gabriel ^b   Popper, Miroslav ^b   Supeková, Marianna ^b   Lukšík, Ivan ^b   Pujol, Joan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Culture; Q methodology; Relationships; Sexual health; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOVE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY; SEX; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUALITY; SLOVAKIA; SPAIN; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LOVE; MALE; Q-SORT; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SLOVAKIA; SPAIN;

EID: 33746886211     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105306066617     Document Type: Article

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