Early exposure to parents' relationship instability: Implications for sexual behavior and depression in adolescence

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 547-554

  Donahue, Kelly L ^a   D'Onofrio, Brian M ^a   Bates, John E ^a   Lansford, Jennifer E ^b   Dodge, Kenneth A ^b   Pettit, Gregory S ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Depression; Marital status; Mental health; Parent child relations; Reproductive health; Sexual partners

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; DEPRESSION; DIVORCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78649328895     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2010.04.004     Document Type: Article

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