Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 34, Issue 6 , Pages 468-479 , June 2004

Injunctive social norms of adults regarding teen dating violence

  • Catherine A Taylor, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community Health Sciences, UCLA School of Public Health, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Catherine A. Taylor, Ph.D., Columbia University School of Social Work, 622 West 113th Street, New York, NY 10025, USA.
    • ,
  • Susan B Sorenson, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community Health Sciences, UCLA School of Public Health, Los Angeles, California, USA

,Accepted 23 July 2003.

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PII: S1054-139X(03)00342-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2003.07.021

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 34, Issue 6 , Pages 468-479 , June 2004

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