PURPOSE:: The purpose of this study was to describe the various types of adolescent
sexual relationships and to examine the association between the type of sexual relationship …

PURPOSE: To investigate the extent to which need for intimacy in relationships and motives
for sex are capable of distinguishing between adolescents who always have protected sex …

Two hundred forty-eight adolescent girls responded to a list of 30 statements describing
reasons for using and not using condoms. For 24 of the statements, most adolescents (> …

Objective. We determined the association of demographic, psychosocial, and contextual
factors with condom use among a large community sample of at-risk adolescents recruited …

Purpose: To assess the prevalence of three misconceptions about correct condom use and
determine whether prevalence of these misconceptions varied by gender, sexual …

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

The highest rates of sexually transmitted infections in the US occur among adolescent
females. One prevention strategy promoted for sexually active adolescents is condom use …

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

Many factors have been shown to influence condom use among adolescents, including
negative experiences with prior use, risk-taking behaviors, perception of condom efficacy …

Purpose: Youths in detention have been identified as a high-risk group for AIDS. To help
inform AIDS-prevention efforts targeted for these youths, we surveyed youths in detention …