Adolescence is characterized by marked changes in the body, psychology, and sexual
behavior due to increasing production of hormones. In this review we aimed to assess the …

Abstract Purpose of Review For decades, researchers have been examining the correlates,
outcomes, and contexts related to sexual debut. Early inquiries employed mostly …

We compared first sex experiences and wellbeing of adolescent girls and young women
(AGYW) who had an early sexual debut (age< 15) with those who had later sexual debut …

Objetivo Analizar los factores educativos como la supervisión y el apoyo de los padres; así
como el tipo de educación, diferenciada y no diferenciada, y su relación con el inicio de la …

The lives of women and men living in the Central American countries of Belize, Costa Rica,
El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama are diverse with respect to …

Adolescence is used in this chapter to characterize the period of development spanning
childhood and adulthood. The term extends to the late teenage years, corresponding with …

A adolescência é caracterizada por acentuadas mudanças corporais e psíquicas devidas à
crescente produção hormonal que influencia o desenvolvimento emocional e o …

Sexuality in Adolescence: The Digital Generation provides a comprehensive and up-to-date
overview of research and theory about adolescent sexuality in today's world. The book …

While researchers have thoroughly studied the who, what, and when of first sexual
experiences, we know much less about how people construct, experience, and proceed (or …

Introduction Structured and unstructured leisure are known protective and risk factors,
respectively, for alcohol consumption during adolescence. However, little is known about the …