The opposite of sex? Adolescents' thoughts about abstinence and sex, and their sexual behavior

Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 87-93

  Masters, N Tatiana ^a   Beadnell, Blair A ^a   Morrison, Diane M ^a   Hoppe, Marilyn J ^a   Gillmore, Mary Rogers ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK REDUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL ABSTINENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; WASHINGTON;

EID: 44949261883     PISSN: 15386341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1363/4008708     Document Type: Article

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