Using Sibling Differences to Estimate Effects of Parenting on Adolescent Sexual Risk Behaviors

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 133-140

  Coley, Rebekah Levine ^a,b   Medeiros, Bethany L ^c   Schindler, Holly S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Jewish Family and Children's Service   (United States)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent sexual behavior; Fixed effects models; Parenting; Risk behaviors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTRACEPTION; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SIBLING; UNSAFE SEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PARENTING; RISK-TAKING; SIBLINGS; UNITED STATES; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 47049105809     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.12.012     Document Type: Article

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