Sexual attitudes and behaviors among adolescents

Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 277-288

  Lee, Felecia A ^a   Lewis, Rhonda K ^a   Kirk, Chris M ^a  

^a WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Positive youth development; Sexual attitudes; Sexual behaviors; Theory of Planned Behavior

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONDOM; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHILD; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81255210805     PISSN: 10852352     EISSN: 15407330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10852352.2011.606399     Document Type: Article

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