Friends' religiosity and first sex

Social Science Research

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 924-947

  Adamczyk, Amy ^a   Felson, Jacob ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

First sex; Friends; Networks; Peers; Religiosity; Sexual intercourse; Virginity

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750468355     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2005.04.003     Document Type: Article

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