Identifying the causal pathways from religiosity to delayed adolescent sexual behavior

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 543-553

  Hull, Shawnika J ^a   Hennessy, Michael ^b   Bleakley, Amy ^b   Fishbein, Martin ^b   Jordan, Amy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; RELIGION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; RELIGION AND SEX; SEXUAL ABSTINENCE;

EID: 80052356446     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: 15598519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2010.521868     Document Type: Article

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