College students’ sexual health: Investigating the role of peer communication

Qualitative Research Reports in Communication

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 57-65

  Rittenour, Christine E ^a   Booth Butterfield, Melanie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

College students; Peer norms; Sexual health; Theory of planned behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 85013299304     PISSN: 17459435     EISSN: 17459443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17459430600965858     Document Type: Article

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