Risky Sexual Behavior Among College Students With ADHD: Is the Mother–Child Relationship Protective?

Journal of Attention Disorders

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 240-250

  Huggins, Suzanne Perrigue ^a   Rooney, Mary E ^b   Chronis Tuscano, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b CHILD MIND INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; alcohol; parent child relationship; risky behavior; sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CONDOM; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84923855483     PISSN: 10870547     EISSN: 15571246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087054712459560     Document Type: Article

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