Misperceived Risk Among Female Adolescents: Social and Psychological Factors Associated With Sexual Risk Accuracy
Kershaw TS, Ethier KA, Niccolai LM, Lewis JB, Ickovics JR. Misperceived Risk Among Female Adolescents: Social and Psychological Factors Associated With Sexual Risk Accuracy. Health Psychology 2003, 22: 523-532. PMID: 14570536, DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.22.5.523.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFemale adolescentsRisk perceptionUrban female adolescentsPsychological factorsSexual risk perceptionsMaintenance variablesPerceiversSexual behaviorActual sexual behaviorContext variablesRisk knowledgeSexual risk behaviorsAdolescentsRisk behaviorsPerceptionSexual riskParticipantsRisk accuracyUnprotected sexBehaviorVariablesDifferent levelsPartnership durationKnowledge