Background Theory suggests that young women's own efficacy for sexual self-protective
behaviour is greater when they are more advanced in their cognitive autonomy, and when …

Drawing from theories of sexual development, the aim of this study was investigate whether
sexual well-being was more positive when youth reported more frequent and better quality …

Building on a recently developed theoretical model of sexual self-control, 178
undergraduate women completed measures of learned resourcefulness, reasons for …

We investigated youth's self-reported socio-sexual competences (esteem, assertiveness,
control, communication) within their most recent sexual partnerships, and explored …

Sexual agency (ie, the ability to make decisions and assertions related to one's own
sexuality) is associated with sexual health enhancing outcomes. Given that young women …

In this study of 364 young women (18–25 years old), self-efficacy theory and social
interactionist perspectives were drawn upon to identify personal and situational factors that …

This study investigates the influences on young women's sexual risk taking of (a) attitudes
such as sexual self-efficacy and sexual self-esteem and (b) personal and sexual …

Background: Sexual autonomy is an influential component of sexual health risk reduction
frameworks, but a universal assessment of sexual autonomy is currently lacking. Objectives …

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

Sexual subjectivity (SS) includes sexual body-esteem, entitlement to self-pleasure and
pleasure from a partner, sexual self-efficacy, and reflection about sexual behavior. The …