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ERIC Number: EJ246409
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981-Apr
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4391
Adolescent Sources of Information on Sex.
Thornburg, Hershel D.
Journal of School Health, v51 n4 p274-277 Apr 1981
A study of high school students produced information on their age at learning about sex-related topics, and the source and accuracy of their knowledge. Peers were cited most often as the source of information. Many sexual concepts were acquired by the age of eleven, and the overall accuracy was 78.7 percent. (FG)
Descriptors: Age, Contraception, High School Students, Information Sources, Parent Influence, Peer Influence, Secondary Education, Sex Education, Sexuality, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Values Clarification
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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