Context: Adolescent sexual behavior is typically studied as a dichotomy: Adolescents have
had sex or they have not. Broadening this view would lead to a greater understanding of …

The emerging sexuality that accompanies adolescence poses fundamental challenges for
young people. These include adjusting to the altered appearance and functioning of a …

Two paradigms have shaped how US policy makers, health professionals, and educators
have approached teenage sexuality over the past several decades. The first is the …

PURPOSE: Although sexual risk behavior has negative consequences in adolescence and
early adulthood, little is known about pathways of sexual risk across development and their …

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

The current study examined associations among parenting practices, adolescents' self-
esteem and dating identity exploration, and adolescents' sexual behaviors. Participants …

In this article, I propose a sex-positive framework for research on adolescent sexuality in
which I consider consensual sexual activities in adolescence as developmentally normative …

Youth sexuality has been primarily studied with a focus on its potential public health issues,
such as sexually transmitted infections and unwanted pregnancies, and its comorbidity with …

Objective. High rates of adolescent homicide, pregnancy, substance abuse, and sexually
transmitted diseases underscore the importance of interventions designed to reduce …

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 …