Development of a scale to measure adolescents' beliefs and attitudes about postponing sexual initiation

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 425.e1-425.e10

  Kahn, Jessica A ^a   Huang, Bin ^a   Austin, S Bryn ^b   Aweh, Gideon N ^c   Colditz, Graham A ^c   Frazier, A Lindsay ^c,d  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Attitudes; Beliefs; Postponing sexual initiation; Scale development

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; RELIGION; SATISFACTION; SELF ESTEEM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 5644296222     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2004.02.010     Document Type: Article

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