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ERIC Number: EJ383480
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Parents' Behavioral Norms as Predictors of Adolescent Sexual Activity and Contraceptive Use.
Baker, Sharon A.; And Others
Adolescence, v23 n90 p265-82 Sum 1988
Used clustered sample household survey of 329 males and females aged 14 to 17, and 470 of their parents to examine influence of parental factors on adolescent sexual behavior and contraceptive use. Found parents' reported behavioral norms accounted for 5% of variance in whether adolescents had had intercourse, and for 33% of variance in contraceptive use. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Beliefs, Contraception, Parent Attitudes, Parent Influence, Predictor Variables, Sexuality
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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