"All my friends are doing it:" The Impact of the Perception of Peer Sexuality on Adolescents' Intent to have Sex

Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 260-264

  Miranda Diaz, Miriam ^a   Corcoran, Kevin ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescent sexuality; sexual intent; Teen sex

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PEER GROUP; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; PEER GROUP; PERCEPTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY;

EID: 84862307906     PISSN: 15433714     EISSN: 15433722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15433714.2012.672923     Document Type: Article

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