Sexual decision making for the better than average college student

Journal of American College Health

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 211-216

  Ross, Lindsey L ^a   Bowen, Anne M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

experimental design; health education

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BISEXUALITY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; WYOMING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649867446     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: 19403208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2010.502198     Document Type: Article

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