Teen sexting and its association with sexual behaviors

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 166, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 828-833

  Temple, Jeff R ^a   Paul, Jonathan A ^a   Van Den Berg, Patricia ^a   Le, Vi Donna ^a,b   McElhany, Amy ^a,b   Temple, Brian W ^c  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Childhood Health Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ASIAN; E-MAIL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SEXTING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; TEST MEAL; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY;

ADOLESCENT; COITUS; COURTSHIP; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TEXAS; TEXT MESSAGING; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 84865849984     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2012.835     Document Type: Article

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