Understanding multiple levels of norms about teen pregnancy and their relationships to teens' sexual behaviors

Advances in Life Course Research

Volumn 20, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-15

  Mollborn, Stefanie ^a   Domingue, Benjamin W ^a   Boardman, Jason D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent sexual behavior; Peer influence; School contexts; Social norms; Teen pregnancy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899681661     PISSN: 15694909     EISSN: 18796974     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.alcr.2013.12.004     Document Type: Article

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