Studies show that positive family factors help protect adolescents from engaging in risky
sexual activities, but do they continue to protect adolescents as they transition to late …

Researchers have identified engagement in sexual concurrency, particularly when condom
use is inconsistent, as a risk factor for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. This risk …

A common finding in studies of heterosexual young adults is that condom use is more likely
with casual partners than with regular partners. However, few studies have examined …

OBJECTIVES: The association between the timing of discussions about condoms between
mother and adolescent and adolescents' condom use during their first and subsequent …

OBJECTIVE: This study examined adolescents' attitudes about and behaviors toward
condom use with “casual” vs.“main” sexual partners. METHOD: Participants were sexually …

Objective: This study sought to articulate pathways between constructs from the theory of
gender and power and their associations with sexual behavior. Design: The data were …

Purpose: To explore associations of self-reported condom use with sexual risk knowledge
and behaviors, perceptions of peer condom use, and communication with sexual partners …

This study examines the role of condom use knowledge and attitudes, and parent-teen
communication about sex and relationship quality on reports of condom use self-efficacy …

The primary goal of this study was to experimentally investigate the theory of gender and
power (Wingood and DiClemente, Health Education and Behavior 27: 539–565, 2000) in …

Objective: Condom use is critical for the health of sexually active adolescents, and yet many
adolescents fail to use condoms consistently. One interpersonal factor that may be key to …