Early Adolescent Sexual Initiation and Physical/Psychological Symptoms: A Comparative Analysis of Five Nations

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1211-1225

  Madkour, Aubrey Spriggs ^a   Farhat, Tilda ^b   Halpern, Carolyn Tucker ^c   Godeau, Emmanuelle ^d   Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse ^e  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^c IL   (United States)

^d CNRS   (France)

^e NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Cross national; Depressive symptoms; Gender differences; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COITUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FINLAND; FRANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LIFE EVENT; MALE; POLAND; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SEX RATIO; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; COITUS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FINLAND; FRANCE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; POLAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCOTLAND; SELF EFFICACY; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955323576     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-010-9521-x     Document Type: Article

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