Validation of a Parent-Adolescent Communication Scale for use in STD/HIV prevention interventions

Health Education and Behavior

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 332-345

  Sales, Jessica McDermott ^a,d   Milhausen, Robin R ^b   Wingood, Gina M ^b   DiClemente, Ralph J ^b   Salazar, Laura F ^b   Crosby, Richard A ^c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Parent adolescent; Sexual communication; STD HIV

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; COMMUNICATION; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF EFFICACY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 43149122876     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: 15526127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1090198106293524     Document Type: Article

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