Using the Information-Motivation Behavioral Model to Predict Sexual Behavior Among Underserved Minority Youth

Journal of School Health

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 287-295

  Bazargan, Mohsen ^a   Stein, Judith A ^b   Bazargan Hejazi, Shahrzad ^a   Hindman, David W ^a  

^a CHARLES R DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Information motivation behavior model; Minority youth; Preadolescents; Sexual behavior; Urban youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ASSERTIVENESS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; PEER GROUP; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ASSERTIVENESS; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LOS ANGELES; MALE; MOTIVATION; PEER GROUP; POVERTY AREAS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 77953996875     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2010.00503.x     Document Type: Article

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