Increasing numbers of adolescents are seeking treatment at gender identity services in
Western countries. An increasingly accepted treatment model that includes puberty …

Purpose Adolescent pregnancy, while recently in decline, remains a matter in need of
addressing. Education and counselling are deemed crucial and this review aims at …

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 …

Objective: To review research on emotional, cognitive, and behavioral levels of sexual
development in children and adolescents, and, based on that, to propose a model of sexual …

Subjection to sexual harassment is associated with a number of negative outcomes, such as
internalizing and externalizing symptoms and a disinclination to attend school. Among …

Delinquency is a social problem attributed to the psychological developments and derived
cultural traits prevalent in the society. Questionnaires were used to collect the primary data …

Background: Scientific literature suggests that the prevalence of delinquency amongst
adolescents has decreased internationally in past decades. However, whether this change …

Many have examined the desirability and mate competition tactics of adults higher on
psychopathy using cross-sectional data, but few have studied the longitudinal associations …

Gender dysphoria in adolescence could be expected to be associated with delayed sexual
development because of the distress related to the sexual characteristics of the body …

Sexual behaviour and mental health among adolescents are major public health issues.
This study examines how lifestyles affect sexual behaviour among school-going adolescents …