Sexual scientists must choose from among myriad methodological and analytical
approaches when investigating their research questions. How can scholars learn whether …

Despite considerable evidence of the importance of self-esteem and self-efficacy for agentic,
goal-oriented behavior, little attention has been directed to these psychological dimensions …

Positive psychosexual development in adolescence is crucial to sexual health. Evidence
suggests that adolescent's psychosexual development is influenced by the sexual self …

Sexual self-concept (SSC) is a person's perception of themself as a sexual being. SSC is a
key construct in understanding people's sexuality. However, the extent to which sexuality …

Abstract Background Early adolescence (ages 10–14) is a critical period of physical,
cognitive, social and emotional development, which affect sexual and reproductive health …

Purpose Obtaining affirmative consent, a hallmark of sexual violence prevention education
on college campuses, may influence sexual communication and behaviors such as condom …

Objective: This study is to ascertain any inconsistencies in the trend of co-occurrence by sex
of teenage health risk behavior patterns such as smoking, behaviors contributing to …

Background Great heterogeneity in sexually transmitted infections (STI) risk exists, and
investigating individual-level characteristics related to changes in STI risk over time might …

We examined Mexican adolescent sexual well-being tasks, defined as the positive cognitive
and emotional evaluations of one's sexuality. We assessed three dimensions: acceptance of …

Prevention of infectious diseases depends on health-related behavior, which is often
influenced by psychological characteristics. However, few studies assessing health-related …