How Can Parents Make a Difference? Longitudinal Associations With Adolescent Sexual Behavior

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 731-739

  Deptula, Daneen P ^a   Henry, David B ^b   Schoeny, Michael E ^c  

^a FITCHBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago   (United States)

Author keywords

Parents; Sexual activity; Sexually transmitted infections; Unintended pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONDOM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PARENTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650754709     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0021760     Document Type: Article

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