Date of Award

1-1-2013

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

College/School/Department

School of Social Welfare

Content Description

1 online resource (ix, 237 pages) : color illustrations.

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

Lynn Warner

Committee Members

Carolyn Smith, Kathyrn Schiller

Keywords

adolescent sexual intercourse, family, multilevel modeling, school, sex differences, Teenagers, Teenagers and adults, Sexual behavior surveys

Subject Categories

Social Work

Abstract

Background and Purpose: Early sexual initiation is associated with unwanted pregnancy, depression, and other health risks, yet sexual intercourse is occurring at earlier ages than in past decades and teen pregnancy rates in the U.S are the highest in the

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