Developmental trajectories of religiosity, sexual conservatism and sexual behavior among female adolescents

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1193-1204

  Aalsma, Matthew C ^a   Woodrome, Stacy E ^b   Downs, Sarah M ^a   Hensel, Devon J ^a   Zimet, Gregory D ^a   Orr, Don P ^a   Fortenberry, J Dennis ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Children's Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Longitudinal study; Religion; Sexual behavior; Sexual conservatism

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADOLESCENT SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GROWTH CURVE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; RELIGION; SOCIAL COGNITION;

ADOLESCENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; RELIGION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL CONSERVATISM;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIANA; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION AND SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84886264526     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2013.08.005     Document Type: Article

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