Perceived discrimination and sexual precursor behaviors in Mexican American preadolescent girls: The role of psychological distress, sexual attitudes, and marianismo beliefs

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 395-407

  Sanchez, Delida ^a   Whittaker, Tiffany A ^a   Hamilton, Emma ^a   Zayas, Luis H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Marianismo; Mexican American preadolescents; Perceived discrimination; Psychological distress; Sexual precursor behaviors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO SEXUALITY; CATEGORICAL CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF MODEL; HUMAN; MARIANISMO BELIEFS SCALE; MEXICAN AMERICAN; PERCEIVED DISCRIMINATION; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PRECURSOR BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEPRESSION; ETHNOLOGY; MENTAL STRESS; PERCEPTION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CULTURE; DEPRESSION; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MEXICAN AMERICANS; PERCEPTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84940497307     PISSN: 10999809     EISSN: 19390106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/cdp0000066     Document Type: Article

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