Intervention Induced Changes on Parenting Practices, Youth Self-Pride and Sexual Norms to Reduce HIV-Related Behaviors Among Rural African American Youths

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1147-1163

  Murry, Velma McBride ^a   Berkel, Cady ^b   Chen, Yi fu ^c   Brody, Gene H ^c   Gibbons, Frederick X ^d   Gerrard, Meg ^d  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; African American; Parenting; Prevention; Rural; Sexual norms; Sexual risk taking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RURAL POPULATION; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIALIZATION; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; RISK-TAKING; RURAL POPULATION; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EFFICACY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIALIZATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960632862     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-011-9642-x     Document Type: Article

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