Objectives: To examine physiological influences of adolescent sexual behaviour, including
associated psychosocial factors. Methods: Systematic review. Results: Thirteen studies met …

In spite of the established link between parenting and adolescent sexual risk behavior, less
is known about the role of adolescent gender as a potential moderator of this association …

Developing a sexual self-concept is an important developmental task of adolescence;
however, little empirical evidence describes this development, nor how these changes are …

Purpose: This paper reports on data from a 1990 US national survey of the sexual behavior
of male and female adolescents aged 12–17. Methods: A household survey using a multi …

As psychological research on sexual-minority (ie, nonheterosexual) adolescents has
increased over the past 20 years, it has become increasingly segregated from research on …

Adolescence is a time of significant opportunity and significant challenge. Challenges can
be difficult for some adolescents, which may result in problems that are expressed as …

Sexuality is an essential component of healthy development for young people. Both the
World Health Organization and the report from the 1994 International Conference on …

A large body of research has identified correlates of risky sexual behavior, with depressive
symptoms and marijuana use among the most consistent psychosocial predictors of sexual …

Youth who initiate sexual intercourse in early adolescence (age 11–14) experience multiple
risks, including concurrent adjustment problems and unsafe sexual practices. The current …

Demographic, social, and social-cognitive variables associated with beginning sexual
activity were assessed in 114 Black and White males and females in early adolescence …