Examining the development and sexual behavior of adolescent males

MA Ott - Journal of Adolescent Health, 2010 - Elsevier
A careful examination of young men's sexuality by health professionals in pediatrics, primary
care, and reproductive health is foundational to adolescent male sexual health and healthy …

A meta-analysis of the relations between three types of peer norms and adolescent sexual behavior

D Van de Bongardt, E Reitz… - Personality and …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
The aim of the present meta-analysis was to investigate the associations between three
types of peer norms—descriptive norms (peer sexual behaviors), injunctive norms (peer …

Adolescent men's attitudes in relation to pregnancy and pregnancy outcomes: A systematic review of the literature from 1980–2009

M Lohan, S Cruise, P O'Halloran, F Alderdice… - Journal of adolescent …, 2010 - Elsevier
This review article reveals a long-standing gender bias in academic and policy research on
adolescent pregnancy, which has led to the neglect of adolescent men's perspectives. The …

Sexuality in adolescent boys with autism spectrum disorder: Self-reported behaviours and attitudes

J Dewinter, R Vermeiren, I Vanwesenbeeck… - Journal of autism and …, 2015 - Springer
Differences in sexual functioning of adolescents with and without autism spectrum disorder
(ASD) are understudied. In the current study, self-reported sexual behaviours, interests and …

“Anything from making out to having sex”: Men's negotiations of hooking up and friends with benefits scripts

M Epstein, JP Calzo, AP Smiler… - Journal of Sex Research, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Popular media and academic literature often portray men as happy beneficiaries of
nonrelational or casual sex—a view that is consistent with traditional notions of masculinity …

Protective and risk factors associated with adolescent boys' early sexual debut and risky sexual behaviors

BJ Lohman, A Billings - Journal of youth and adolescence, 2008 - Springer
Protective and risk factors associated with rates of early sexual debut and risky sexual
behaviors for a sample of low-income adolescent boys were examined using bioecological …

Love, sex, and crime: Adolescent romantic relationships and offending

B McCarthy, T Casey - American Sociological Review, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
Scholars are often pessimistic about adolescent dating, linking it to increases in depression,
interpersonal violence, conflict with parents, school failure, associations with delinquents …

Gender differences in adolescent premarital sexual permissiveness in three Asian cities: effects of gender-role attitudes

X Zuo, C Lou, E Gao, Y Cheng, H Niu… - Journal of Adolescent …, 2012 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: Gender is an important factor in understanding premarital sexual attitudes and
behaviors. Many studies indicate that males are more likely to initiate sexual intercourse and …

Racial and gender differences in adolescent sexual attitudes and longitudinal associations with coital debut

JJ Cuffee, DD Hallfors, MW Waller - Journal of adolescent health, 2007 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: Delay of sexual debut is an important strategy in reducing the risk of negative
adolescent health outcomes. Race and gender are known to be related to sexual behavior …

Sexual esteem in emerging adulthood: Associations with sexual behavior, contraception use, and romantic relationships

MK Maas, ES Lefkowitz - The Journal of Sex Research, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
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 …