The Connection between Young Women's Body Esteem and Sexual Assertiveness

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 127-130

  Auslander, Beth A ^a   Baker, Jaqwiana ^a   Short, Mary B ^b  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body esteem; Condom use; Sexual assertiveness; Young women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY ESTEEM; BODY HEIGHT; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEX; SEX ROLE; SEXUAL ASSERTIVENESS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNWANTED SEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CONDOMS; CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858279668     PISSN: 10833188     EISSN: 18734332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2011.11.008     Document Type: Article

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