Stepfather involvement and adolescents' disposition toward having sex

Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 82-89

  Menning, Chadwick ^a   Holtzman, Mellisa ^a   Kapinus, Carolyn ^a  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FAMILY; FATHER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE; DATA COLLECTION; FAMILY; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 34250196503     PISSN: 15386341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1363/3908207     Document Type: Article

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