Maternal influences on Asian American-pacific Islander adolescents' perceived maternal sexual expectations and their sexual initiation

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 381-406

  Kao, Tsui Sui Annie ^a   Loveland Cherry, Carol ^a   Guthrie, Barbara ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian American adolescents; Connectedness; Mother adolescent interaction; Parental expectations; Sexual debut

Indexed keywords

EID: 75749090359     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X09351150     Document Type: Article

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