TY - JOUR PY - 1997// TI - Self-reported sexual behaviors of high school juniors and seniors in North Dakota JO - Psychological reports A1 - Downey, V. W. A1 - Landry, R. G. SP - 1357 EP - 1358 VL - 80 IS - 3 N2 - The period of adolescence is characterized as a time of experimentation during which adolescents may engage in adult behavior in the absence of understanding the consequences of these behaviors. The purpose of this study was to examine the self-reported sexual behaviors of late adolescent junior and senior high school students (N = 7,699). The study indicated a significantly high and disconcerting frequency of self-reported risk-taking sexual behavior.

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