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Article: Forced sexual intercourse among American high school students: statistical correlates from a national survey.
- Article from:
- Electronic Journal of Human Sexuality
- Article date:
- January 1, 2004
- Author:
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ABSTRACT
Clinicians and educators alike seek to understand the associations between forced sex and depression, substance abuse, suicide, and sexually transmissible diseases. We sought to determine whether selected demographic and behavioral factors from the 2003 Youth Risk Behavior Survey were associated with histories of forced sexual intercourse among American high-school students. No significant associations were observed between forced sexual intercourse and grade level, race, or alcohol consumption in last 30 days. Significant associations (p
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