How sources of sexual information relate to adolescents' beliefs about sex

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 37-48

  Bleakley, Amy ^a   Hennessy, Michael ^a   Fishbein, Martin ^a   Jordan, Amy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Integrative model; Media; Sexual information

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIALIZATION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MASS MEDIA; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PHILADELPHIA; SELF EFFICACY; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CONFORMITY; SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 57749121164     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.33.1.4     Document Type: Article

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