Predicting the onset of sexual and drug risk behaviors in HIV-negative youths with HIV-positive mothers: The role of contextual, self-regulation, and social-interaction factors

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 265-278

  Mellins, Claude A ^a   Dolezal, Curtis ^a   Brackis Cott, Elizabeth ^a   Nicholson, Ouzama ^b   Warne, Patricia ^a   Meyer Bahlburg, Heino F L ^a  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent sexual behavior; Adolescent substance use; Maternal HIV infection; Mental health; Social action theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947646789     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-006-9129-3     Document Type: Article

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