Development of the sexual sensation-seeking scale for African American adolescent women

International Journal of Sexual Health

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 248-261

  Diclemente, Ralph ^a   Milhausen, Robin R ^b   Salazar, Laura F ^a   Spitalnick, Joshua ^a   Sales, Jessica Mcdermott ^a   Crosby, Richard A ^c   Younge, Sinead N ^d   Wingood, Gina M ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d MOREHOUSE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; African americans; Sensation seeking; Sexual risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650033031     PISSN: 19317611     EISSN: 1931762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19317611.2010.491388     Document Type: Article

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