Parental support and knowledge and adolescents' sexual health: Testing two mediational models in a national Dutch sample

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 189-198

  de Graaf, Hanneke ^a   Vanwesenbeeck, Ine ^a   Woertman, Liesbeth ^b   Keijsers, Loes ^b   Meijer, Suzanne ^c   Meeus, Wim ^b  

^a Rutgers Nisso Group   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Youth Department   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Contraception; Parenting; Sexual health; Sexual self efficacy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRUST; UNSAFE SEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COMMUNICATION; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PARENTING; PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SEX EDUCATION; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRUST; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950351222     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-008-9387-3     Document Type: Article

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