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ERIC Number: EJ574525
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4391
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Junior High School Students' Perceptions Regarding Nonconsensual Sexual Behavior.
Jordan, Timothy R.; Price, James H.; Telljohann, Susan K.; Chesney, Barbara K.
Journal of School Health, v68 n7 p289-96 Sep 1998
Assessed junior high students' perceptions regarding nonconsensual sexual activity. Surveys indicated 35% had had sexual intercourse; 19% reported feeling pressure from their friends to have sex; 17% had been sexually coerced by an adolescent, 7% by an adult; 6% reported having sexually coerced someone else. Students demonstrated low knowledge regarding nonconsensual sexual behaviors. Gender, demographics, background affected knowledge, attitudes, behavioral intentions, and locus of control. (SM)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Ohio
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