"I know what love means": Qualitative descriptions from Mexican American and White adolescents

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 581-600

  Williams, Lela Rankin ^a   Hickle, Kristine E ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Content analysis; Romantic relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955368670     PISSN: 10911359     EISSN: 15403556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10911351003673278     Document Type: Article

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