PURPOSE: This study had two aims: first, to examine the relationship between general
sexual communication and contraceptive use in sexually active adolescent romantic …

This study assessed early adolescents' sexual communication with dating partners, parents,
and best friends about six sexual health topics: condoms, birth control, sexually transmitted …

The relations among sexual self-acceptance, communication with sexual partners about sex
and contraception, and contraceptive use were examined prospectively among 201 …

Sexual communication is a principal means of transmitting sexual values, beliefs,
expectations, and knowledge from parents to children. Although this area has received …

CONTEXT Contraceptive decision making occurs in the context of relationships. Although
many individual‐level characteristics have been linked to youths' contraceptive use, less is …

Objective: To examine associations between parent-adolescent communication about sex-
related topics and the sex-related communication and practices of African American …

CONTEXT: Parent‐adolescent communication is associated with increased adolescent
contraceptive use. However, studies of this association are limited by their lack of …

CONTEXT: Because sexual negotiations within young adult couples have consequences for
sexual and reproductive health, it is important to determine associations between …

Although sexual risk behavior occurs in a dyadic context, most studies of adolescent sexual
behavior focus on individuals. This study uses couple data (N= 488 couples) from the …

BACKGROUND: The objectives of this study were as follows:(1) to determine the extent of
agreement between adolescents' perceptions of sex-partner concurrency (having a partner …