Differentiating between precursor and control variables when analyzing reasoned action theories

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 225-236

  Hennessy, Michael ^a   Bleakley, Amy ^a   Fishbein, Martin ^a   Brown, Larry ^e   DiClemente, Ralph ^b   Romer, Daniel ^a   Valois, Robert ^d   Vanable, Peter A ^c   Carey, Michael P ^c   Salazar, Laura ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^e BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent sexual behavior; African americans; Integrative model; Structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STATISTICS; SYSTEMS THEORY; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEW YORK; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SYSTEMS THEORY;

EID: 77949325086     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-009-9560-z     Document Type: Article

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