Multi-system influences on adolescent risky sexual behavior

Research in Nursing and Health

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 512-527

  Chen, Angela Chia Chen ^a   Thompson, Elaine Adams ^b   Morrison Beedy, Dianne ^c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Hierarchical Poisson regression; Multi system influence; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LOVE; MALE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LOVE; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PEER GROUP; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK-TAKING; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78149345368     PISSN: 01606891     EISSN: 1098240X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nur.20409     Document Type: Article

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