New evidence: Data documenting parental support for earlier sexuality education

Journal of School Health

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 10-17

  Barr, Elissa M ^a   Moore, Michele J ^a   Johnson, Tammie ^a   Forrest, Jamie ^b   Jordan, Melissa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Abstinence based sexuality education; Abstinence only sexuality education; Adolescents; Comprehensive sexuality education; Public support; Sexuality education

Indexed keywords

ABSTINENCE-BASED SEXUALITY EDUCATION; ABSTINENCE-ONLY SEXUALITY EDUCATION; ADOLESCENTS; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COMPREHENSIVE SEXUALITY EDUCATION; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC OPINION; PUBLIC SUPPORT; SCHOOL; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUALITY EDUCATION; UNITED STATES;

ABSTINENCE-BASED SEXUALITY EDUCATION; ABSTINENCE-ONLY SEXUALITY EDUCATION; ADOLESCENTS; COMPREHENSIVE SEXUALITY EDUCATION; PUBLIC SUPPORT; SEXUALITY EDUCATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PARENTS; PUBLIC OPINION; SCHOOLS; SEX EDUCATION;

EID: 84890079675     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/josh.12112     Document Type: Article

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