Predictors of secondary abstinence in U.S. college undergraduates

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 74-86

  Rasberry, Catherine N ^a   Goodson, Patricia ^b  

^a MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; College students; Secondary abstinence; Sexual abstinence

Indexed keywords

AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIGION AND SEX; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL ABSTINENCE; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58649124923     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-007-9214-z     Document Type: Article

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