Perceptions of Sexual Assertiveness among Adolescent Girls: Initiation, Refusal, and Use of Protective Behaviors

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 157-162

  Auslander, Beth A ^a   Perfect, Michelle M ^a   Succop, Paul A ^b   Rosenthal, Susan L ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Female; Implementation of STD preventive methods; Initiation of sex; Refusal of sex; Sexual assertiveness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SNOWBALL SAMPLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ASSERTIVENESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; TEXAS; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 34249872183     PISSN: 10833188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2007.03.093     Document Type: Article

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