Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 38, Issue 3 , Pages 268-274 , March 2006

Self-esteem, emotional distress and sexual behavior among adolescent females: Inter-relationships and temporal effects

  • Kathleen A. Ethier, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of STD Prevention, Behavioral Intervention Research Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    • Department of Epidemiology and Public Health and Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Dr. Kathleen A. Ethier, Behavioral Interventions and Research Branch, Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, MS-E44, Atlanta, GA 30329.
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  • Trace S. Kershaw, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Public Health and Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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  • Jessica B. Lewis, M.A.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Public Health and Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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  • Stephanie Milan, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Public Health and Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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  • Linda M. Niccolai, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Public Health and Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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  • Jeannette R. Ickovics, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Public Health and Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Received 14 September 2004 ,Accepted 15 December 2004.

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PII: S1054-139X(04)00466-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2004.12.010

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 38, Issue 3 , Pages 268-274 , March 2006