What Predicts Sex Partners' Age Differences Among African American Youth? A Longitudinal Study from Adolescence to Young Adulthood

José A. Bauermeister, Marc A. Zimmerman, Cleopatra H. Caldwell, Yange Xue and Gilbert C. Gee

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Abstract: Using growth curve modeling, this study describes the shape of the age difference between participants and their sex partners across adolescence and young adulthood in a sample of African American youth, by evaluating the co-occurrence of other risk behaviors.

Keywords: Sex Partners; Youth Sex; Risk Behaviors; Sexually Transmitted Infections (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 15
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