This review details a key innovation across the field of adolescent sexuality research over
the last decade—conceptualizing sexuality as a normative aspect of adolescent …

Due to its long-term longitudinal design, the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to
Adult Health (Add Health) has provided numerous valuable insights into adolescent and …

PURPOSE: To determine the prevalence of patterns of intimate partner violence (IPV)
victimization from adolescence to young adulthood, and document associations with …

PURPOSE: Using a Problem Behavior Theory framework, this article examines the extent to
which psychosocial correlates of early sexual initiation (before age 16) vary across …

The potential emotional and legal consequences of adolescents' engagement in sending
sexually explicit pictures through the internet or the mobile phone (ie, sexting) have caused …

Background The need to tackle sexual health problems and promote positive sexual health
has been acknowledged in Irish health policy. Young people's sexual behaviour however …

Introduction Early sexual activity, often defined as initiation before the age of 16, is a risk
behaviour associated with negative health outcomes in adulthood. The objective of this …

This study examined the unique and simultaneous contribution of adolescents'
characteristics, parent–child relationship and friends' characteristics on early sexual …

Although research has increasingly emphasized how adolescent sexual behavior may be
associated with aspects of health beyond unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted …

The objective of this study was to investigate the association between first sexual intercourse
and sexual violence victimization, symptoms of depression, and suicidal ideation among …