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Arnett, Jeffrey Jensen; Jensen, Lene Arnett – Youth & Society, 1994
One hundred Danish adolescents and 133 American adolescents were compared on various aspects of socialization and risk behavior. Overall, socialization was narrower among Danish adolescents, and rates of risk behavior were higher for American adolescents in the areas of driving and minor criminal behavior. Rates of sex without contraception were…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Community Influence, Contraception
Fox, Greer Litton; Inazu, Judith K. – 1979
Family background variables such as race, religion, and gender of household head emerged as significant predictors of communication about sex in interviews conducted with a sample of mothers and teenage daughters. A suprising finding was a strong positive association between family religion and early sexual communication, although this may reflect…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Communication (Thought Transfer)