Self-esteem and start of sexual activity in adolescence: A meta-analytic study;Autoestima e inicio de actividad sexual en la adolescencia: Un estudio meta-analítico

International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 665-695

  Vargas Trujillo, Elvia ^a   Gambara, Hilda ^b   Botella, Juan ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Ex post facto study; First intercourse; Meta analysis; Self esteem; Sexual activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748793375     PISSN: 16972600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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