Perceived and Observed Maternal Relationship Quality Predict Sexual Debut by Age 15

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1595-1606

  Price, Myeshia N ^a   Hyde, Janet Shibley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent development; Early sexual behaviors; Maternal relationship; Sexual development

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 80855143792     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-011-9641-y     Document Type: Article

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