The role of communication with friends in sexual initiation

Communication Research

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 239-255

  Busse, Peter ^a   Fishbein, Martin ^a   Bleakley, Amy ^a   Hennessy, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Communication with friends; Integrative model; Sexual initiation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949369252     PISSN: 00936502     EISSN: 15523810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093650209356393     Document Type: Article

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