The developmental association of sexual self-concept with sexual behavior among adolescent women

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 675-684

  Hensel, Devon J ^a   Fortenberry, J Dennis ^a   O'Sullivan, Lucia F ^b   Orr, Donald P ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent women; Latent growth curve modeling; Sexual behavior; Sexual self concept

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO SEXUALITY; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROWTH CURVE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY;

ADOLESCENT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 79957730765     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2010.09.005     Document Type: Article

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