A Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Transition from Virgin to Nonvirgin Status

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 228-236

  Laflin, Molly T ^a   Wang, Jing ^a   Barry, Maxine ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Longitudinal; Middle school; Peer group; Religion; Risk and protective factors; Self efficacy; Self esteem; Sexual abstinence; Transition to sex

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; COITUS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; PEER PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SUBURBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; COITUS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; PEER GROUP; RELIGION; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL ABSTINENCE;

EID: 39449108148     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.08.014     Document Type: Article

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