Association between life satisfaction and sexual risk-taking behaviors among adolescents

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 427-440

  Valois, Robert F ^a   Zullig, Keith J ^b   Scott Huebner, E ^c   Kammermann, Sandra K ^a   Wanzer Drane, J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Perceived life satisfaction; Quality of life; Sexual risk taking behaviors

Indexed keywords

EID: 53949085727     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020931324426     Document Type: Article

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