Longitudinal Predictors of Change in Number of Sexual Partners across Adolescence and Early Adulthood

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 25-31

  Kan, Marni L ^a   Cheng, Yen hsin Alice ^b   Landale, Nancy S ^c   McHale, Susan M ^c  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Attitudes; Early adulthood; Family; Race ethnicity; Sexual behavior; Sexual partners

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO SEXUALITY; CHILD; ETHNICITY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72049096074     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.05.002     Document Type: Article

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