To review research examining the influence of “connectedness” on adolescent sexual and
reproductive health (ASRH). Connectedness, or bonding, refers to the emotional attachment …

BACKGROUND: Because little is known about long-term effects of adolescent protective
factors across multiple health domains, we examined associations between adolescent …

Studies of the role of connectedness in the health and development of children and
adolescents are accumulating rapidly. Although findings are uniformly consistent in …

Objective To examine the longitudinal associations between supportive relationships with
friends and parents and sexual risk behavior in adolescence based on an ecological …

CONTEXT: Youth in alternative high schools engage in risky sexual behavior at higher rates
than do their peers in regular schools, placing themselves at an increased risk of sexually …

Over the past 30 years, prevention science in the adolescent health field has moved from
interventions focused on preventing single problem behaviors to efforts employing a dual …

Youth who feel connected to people and institutions in their communities may be buffered
from other risk factors in their lives. As a result, increasing connectedness has been …

This longitudinal study was designed to investigate whether or not social connectedness
predicts psychological well‐being over time. Structural equation modeling was used to …

School connectedness is an important factor in the lives of youth and are a leverage point for
optimizing youth's social, emotional, and physical health. This study presents a meta …

Connectedness to school, teachers, and family are all significant protective factors in
adolescents' lives, yet the measurement of each varies considerably. This article describes …