British-born Chinese teenagers: The influence of Chinese ethnicity on their attitudes towards sexual behavior

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 69-75

  Yu, Juping ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

British born Chinese teenagers; Chinese ethnicity; Ethnographic Approach; Sexual attitudes; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO SEXUALITY; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHINESE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MORALITY; PARENT; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SNOWBALL SAMPLE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ADULT; ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHINA; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 33846854209     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: 14422018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2007.00293.x     Document Type: Article

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