How Are Self-Efficacy and Family Involvement Associated With Less Sexual Risk Taking Among Ethnic Minority Adolescents?

Family Relations

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 548-558

  Van Campen, Kali S ^a   Romero, Andrea J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnic minority adolescents; Family; Parental monitoring; Sexual self efficacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865859667     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: 17413729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2012.00721.x     Document Type: Article

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