Purpose The impact of supportive relationships on adolescent girls' sexual behaviors and
psychological functioning has been explored in a number of studies, but results have been …

Background Sexual communication between partners is associated with safer sex
behaviours, including condom use among adolescents. Several studies have found a …

Purpose: To examine how interpersonal factors are associated with family, peer, and partner
social support among urban female adolescents in sexual relationships. Design: Secondary …

Purpose: Studies suggest that social support and relationships with caring adults, including
parental support, are promotive factors for positive youth development and healthy …

Background: Early sexual activity and multiple sexual partners are deemed risky sexual
behaviors and connected to mental disorders such as depression. Parent–adolescent …

Although adolescents' relationships with their parents have been widely studied, how
adolescents' relationships with their parents are associated with adolescents' sexuality is …

Objective To examine the longitudinal associations between supportive relationships with
friends and parents and sexual risk behavior in adolescence based on an ecological …

Purpose Low parental monitoring and low parental communication regarding sex predict
early sexual behavior and greater frequency of risky behaviors in adolescents individually; …

Sexuality-related social support from family and friends plays a central role in positive
sexuality development among adolescent females. However, few research tools are …

Family functioning has been shown as a protective factor to promote sexual health and
reduce sexual risk behaviors among adolescents. However, little is known about …