Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 46, Issue 5 , Pages 437-443 , May 2010

Everything's Better in Moderation: Young Women's Gender Role Attitudes and Risky Sexual Behavior

  • Tamara G.J. Leech, Ph.D.

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Tamara G.J. Leech, Ph.D., Department of Sociology, Indiana University–Purdue University, 425 University Boulevard, 301d Cavanaugh Hall, Indianapolis, IN 46202.

Received 30 May 2009 ,Accepted 17 October 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.10.012

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 46, Issue 5 , Pages 437-443 , May 2010

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