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Peer reviewedStack, Steven – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1994
Examined influence of migration on sexual behavior. Data from national probability sample of single females, ages 15-19 (n=1,287) revealed that moving was positively related to premarital sex. Migration may lower control through such mechanisms as weakening community bonds, decreasing supply and demand of parental supervision, and increasing…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Females, Migration
