Background: Little is known about how young people communicate about initiating
intercourse. Purpose: This study was designed to gauge the prevalence of implied versus …

Adolescents and young adults who attended sex education classes that discussed both
abstinence and contraception have better sexual health outcomes than those who received …

Objectives We investigated whether the context of first-time intercourse (FTI) was associated
with internal consent feelings and external consent communication at FTI. Method College …

Objectives: College students believe that they are supposed to be explicit and verbal in their
sexual consent communication. We examined various contexts to determine when sexual …

Sexual communication skills are needed to create healthy romantic relationships. Arguably,
these skills also can be used to prevent some instances of unwanted sex. This study …

Although universities in the US commonly implement sexual consent education programs for
students that focus on understanding how to communicate sexual consent, it remains …

Research on sexual consent has increased in recent years, but we know almost nothing
about how beliefs about consent are socialized during adolescence, which likely has …

Purpose Adolescence is a key stage for forming knowledge and attitudes about sex and
reproduction that may have long-term implications for adult sexual behaviors. Gender …

Purpose The purpose of this study is to evaluate where adolescents and young adults
(AYAs) learn about sexual consent and how they communicate and interpret sexual consent …

BACKGROUND: In light of the social and public health consequences of at-risk sexual
behavior for adolescents, a great need exists to understand adolescent sexual and …