Reciprocal Relationships Between Music Television Exposure and Adolescents’ Sexual Behaviors: The Role of Perceived Peer Norms

Sex Roles

Volumn 72, Issue 5-6, 2015, Pages 183-197

  Frison, Eline ^a   Vandenbosch, Laura ^b   Trekels, Jolien ^a   Eggermont, Steven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Gender; Music television; Perceived peer norms; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939945864     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-015-0454-4     Document Type: Article

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