Multidimensional characterization of sexual minority adolescents' sexual safety strategies

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 953-961

  Masters, N Tatiana ^a   Beadnell, Blair ^a   Morrison, Diane M ^a   Hoppe, Marilyn J ^a   Wells, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Latent class analysis; LGBTQ youth; Sexual minority youth; STI HIV prevention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; PACIFIC ISLANDER; PARENT; SAFETY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL MINORITY; SEXUALITY;

LATENT CLASS ANALYSIS; LGBTQ YOUTH; SEXUAL MINORITY YOUTH; STI/HIV PREVENTION;

ADOLESCENT; BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; TRANSGENDERED PERSONS;

EID: 84883652369     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2013.07.008     Document Type: Article

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