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Author: Faerber, Jennifer
Resulting in 1 citation.
1. Skolnik, Ava
Faerber, Jennifer
Harding, Jennifer
Yu, Lan
Hipwell, Alison E.
Akers, Aletha Y.
Obesity, Timing of Sexual Initiation And Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Adolescent Girls
Journal of Adolescent Health 64,2,Supplement (February 2019): S124.
Also: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1054139X18307213
Cohort(s): NLSY97
Publisher: Elsevier
Keyword(s): Adolescent Sexual Activity; Age at First Intercourse; Body Mass Index (BMI); Obesity; Risk-Taking

Purpose: Among sexually active adolescent females, obesity is associated with engagement in sexual risk behaviors, particularly with early sexual initiation. However, little research has explored the effect of obesity on the evolution of sexual risk behaviors. We seek to fill this gap by exploring whether timing of sexual initiation predicts associations between sexual risk behaviors and body mass index in early adolescence.
Bibliography Citation
Skolnik, Ava, Jennifer Faerber, Jennifer Harding, Lan Yu, Alison E. Hipwell and Aletha Y. Akers. "Obesity, Timing of Sexual Initiation And Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Adolescent Girls." Journal of Adolescent Health 64,2,Supplement (February 2019): S124.