Thirty years since the discovery of HIV, the HIV pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa accounts for
more than two thirds of the world's HIV infections. Southern Africa remains the region most …

In this article, we review theoretical and empirical advances in research on romantic
relationships between age 10 and the early twenties. First, we describe key themes in this …

PURPOSE: The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention monitors health-
risk behaviors of adolescents in United States, which include (1) violence;(2) tobacco use;(3) …

We examine interactive effects of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) on heritable variation in
age at first consensual sexual intercourse in a young cohort of 3,350 female and 2,724 male …

▪ Abstract In this chapter I review recent research on the nature, meaning, and impact of
extrafamilial relationships during adolescence. I use findings of quantitative and qualitative …

The purpose of this article was to identify the circumstances associated with casual sex
encounters, as well as to identify the link between casual sex, depressive symptoms, and …

CONTEXT: Women aged 18–29 have higher rates of unintended pregnancy than any other
age‐group. Information is needed to understand what characteristics are associated with …

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 …

Fertility rates vary considerably across and within societies, and over time. Over the last
three decades, social demographers have made remarkable progress in documenting these …

PURPOSE: To prospectively examine the relationship between mother–daughter
communication about sex and selected sexual risk behaviors among inner-city adolescent …