Adolescents' health behaviors and experiences contribute to many outcomes, including risks
for HIV, other sexually transmitted diseases, and unintended pregnancy. Public health …

Preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) with antiretroviral medication has been proven effective in
reducing the risk for acquiring human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The fixed-dose …

Purpose Early adolescent sexting has implications for health and wellbeing. Parenting
practices may impact youth engagement in online risk behaviors. This study examines …

AIM To describe the longitudinal course of acquisition of healthcare transition skills among
adolescents and young adults with inflammatory bowel diseases. METHODS We recruited …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to explore psychological distress and examine the
relationship between this distress and individual, family, and school factors among …

Parents have an important role in the promotion of healthy adolescent behaviors that can
influence positive developmental trajectories and health outcomes. Parental monitoring is a …

In a seminal paper on romance, Sternberg (1986) provided a definition which has stood the
test of time. According to Sternberg, romantic relationships are unique among social …

Our goal is to investigate the pathways that link welfare receipt across generations. We
undertake a mediation analysis in which we not only calculate the intergenerational …

This study determined the nature of the associations between religious socialization,
religiosity, and adolescent sexual initiation. Data originated from the National Survey of …

In this chapter we provide an overview of parental styles that are used by parents, the
application of these parental styles towards media use and the parental mediation of sexual …