Defining Virginity and Abstinence: Adolescents' Interpretations of Sexual Behaviors

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 182-188

  Bersamin, Melina M ^a   Fisher, Deborah A ^b   Walker, Samantha ^a   Hill, Douglas L ^b   Grube, Joel W ^a  

^a PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Abstinence; Adolescence; Virginity

Indexed keywords

ABSTINENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCEPT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; ORAL SEXUAL CONTACT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL ABSTINENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 34447306887     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.03.011     Document Type: Article

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