The influence of parental monitoring and parent-adolescent communication on Bahamian adolescent risk involvement: A three-year longitudinal examination

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 97, Issue , 2013, Pages 161-169

  Wang, Bo ^a   Stanton, Bonita ^a   Li, Xiaoming ^a   Cottrell, Lesley ^b   Deveaux, Lynette ^c   Kaljee, Linda ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BAHAMAS MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Bahamas)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Bahamas; Parent adolescent communication; Parental control; Parental knowledge; Parental solicitation; Risk behaviors; Youth disclosure

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; COMMUNICATION; DISEASE INCIDENCE; HEALTH RISK; PARENTAL CARE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; YOUNG POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; BAHAMAS; BAHAMIAN; CHILD CARE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; ELEMENTARY STUDENT; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; KNOWLEDGE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PREDICTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; BAHAMAS; PARENT-ADOLESCENT COMMUNICATION; PARENTAL CONTROL; PARENTAL KNOWLEDGE; PARENTAL SOLICITATION; RISK BEHAVIORS; YOUTH DISCLOSURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BAHAMAS; CHILD; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

BAHAMAS;

EID: 84886286418     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.08.013     Document Type: Article

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