Agency and error in young adults' stories of sexual decision making

Family Relations

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 517-529

  Allen, Katherine R ^a   Husser, Erica K ^a   Stone, Dana J ^a   Jordal, Christian E ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent sexuality; Gender relations; Narratives; Premarital sex; Sexual risk behaviors

Indexed keywords

EID: 52949102896     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: 17413729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2008.00519.x     Document Type: Article

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