An exploration of the relationship between youth assets and engagement in risky sexual behaviors

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 424.e21-424.e30

  Evans, Alexandra E ^a   Sanderson, Maureen ^b   Griffin, Sarah F ^a   Reininger, Belinda ^b   Vincent, Murray L ^a   Parra Medina, Debra ^a   Valois, Robert F ^a   Taylor, Doug ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnic difference; Gender differences; Sexual risk behaviors; Youth assets

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STUDENT;

EID: 5644292269     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2004.02.008     Document Type: Article

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