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Direct linkJeltova, Ida; Fish, Marian C.; Revenson, Tracey A. – Journal of School Psychology, 2005
In recent years, schools have been increasingly involved in youth's health-related behavior, particularly risky health behaviors (e.g., HIV/AIDS and pregnancy prevention programs). This study examined how acculturation processes among adolescent girls who are recent immigrants from the former Soviet Union (FSU) affect their practices of risky…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Prevention, Females
