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Peer reviewedLester, Barry M.; And Others – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1982
A multiple regression analysis studied additive effects of maternal age and prenatal and perinatal factors in relation to neonatal behavior. Analysis indicated that the combination of biomedical variables significantly predicted neonatal behavior, in both cultures (Florida and Puerto Rico), suggesting that age effects increased in the presence of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age, Behavior Development, High Risk Persons
Peer reviewedFortenberry, J. Dennis; And Others – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 1997
Relations of contraceptive behavior, problem behaviors, and health-protective behaviors were examined in an ethnically and socioeconomically diverse sample of sexually active adolescents. Findings demonstrate substantial organization among adolescent health and problem behaviors and suggest that contraceptive behavior should be conceptualized…
Descriptors: Adolescent Behavior, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Behavior Development
