Body image and first sexual intercourse in late adolescence

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 327-335

  Vasilenko, Sara A ^a   Ram, Nilam ^a   Lefkowitz, Eva S ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent development; Body image; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SATISFACTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; BODY IMAGE; COITUS; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951957051     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2010.04.005     Document Type: Article

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