Validating an index of adolescent sexual behavior using psychosocial theory and social trait correlates

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 321-331

  Hennessy, Michael ^a   Bleakley, Amy ^a   Fishbein, Martin ^a   Jordan, Amy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent sexual behavior; Media effects; Mokken scaling; Sensation seeking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANUS INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOMETRY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL CONFORMITY;

EID: 43149089842     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-007-9272-1     Document Type: Article

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