Mediation of Late Adolescent Health-Risk Behaviors and Gender Influences

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 510-524

  Christopherson, Toni Michelle ^a   Conner, Bradley T ^b  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent health; Family relationships

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LONELINESS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CALIFORNIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LONELINESS; MALE; NEGOTIATING; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SMOKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867900112     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: 15251446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.2012.01007.x     Document Type: Article

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