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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Jun
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Brief Report: Parsing the Heterogeneity of Adolescent Girls' Sexual Behavior--Relationships to Individual and Interpersonal Factors
Hipwell, Alison E.; Stepp, Stephanie D.; Keenan, Kate; Chung, Tammy; Loeber, Rolf
Journal of Adolescence, v34 n3 p589-592 Jun 2011
Clusters of pre-sexual and sexual behaviors were identified in an urban US sample of 546 mid-adolescent girls. No distinct group of girls engaging in sexually risky behavior was revealed. Sexually active girls were older, lived with a single parent, and reported more substance use and depression, but similar levels of conduct problems, impulsivity and deviant peers to girls engaging in pre-sexual behavior.
Descriptors: Females, One Parent Family, Adolescents, Sexuality, Depression (Psychology), Urban Areas, Risk, Health Behavior, Age Differences, Substance Abuse, Behavior Problems, Conceptual Tempo, Peer Groups
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Language: English
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