The complexity of adolescents' dating and sexual lives is not easily operationalized with
simple indicators of dating or sexual activity. While building on prior work that emphasizes …

Context: Accurate information about trends over time in adolescent sexual behavior is
essential to understand changes in adolescent pregnancy and sexually transmitted …

Sexual esteem is an integral psychological aspect of sexual health (Snell & Papini,), yet it is
unclear whether sexual esteem is associated with sexual health behavior among …

PURPOSE: Sexual health refers a state of lifespan well-being related to sexuality. Among
young people, sexual health has multiple dimensions, including the positive developmental …

Three studies were conducted to develop and validate a theoretically derived
multidimensional inventory of females' sexual self-conceptions (sexual subjectivity). Study 1 …

PURPOSE: This review systematically examined the relationship between self-esteem and
adolescents' sexual behaviors, attitudes, and intentions, as empirically investigated by …

Despite the World Health Organization's definition of sexual health as a state of well-being,
virtually no public health research has examined sexual well-being outcomes, including …

The current study compared the peer relationships and well‐being of 60 sexual‐minority (ie,
nonheterosexual) and 65 heterosexual youths between the ages of 15 and 23. Sexual …

The Sexual Self-Concept Inventory (SSCI) was developed to assess sexual self-concept in
an ethnically diverse sample of urban early adolescent girls. Three scales (Sexual …

A healthy sexual self-concept that captures an understanding of the risky and the positive
aspects of sexuality is imperative to life-long well-being. Parents have a unique opportunity …