Masculine gender roles associated with increased sexual risk and intimate partner violence perpetration among young adult men

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 575-585

  Santana, M Christina ^a   Raj, Anita ^a   Decker, Michele R ^b   La Marche, Ana ^c   Silverman, Jay G ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Martha Eliot Health Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Masculine ideology; Partner violence; Sexual risk behaviors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX ROLE; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BOSTON; DATA COLLECTION; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 33748367236     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-006-9061-6     Document Type: Article

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