Experiences affect mood, which in turn affects subsequent experiences. Recent studies
suggest two specific principles. First, mood depends on how recent reward outcomes differ …

Objective Several studies conducted in high-income countries have found an association
between depressive symptoms and risky behaviors among adolescents. Evidence from low …

The chapter addresses the stigma associated with mental illnesses. It begins by
summarizing the development of thinking about labeling and stigma over the past half …

Objectives. We examined gender abuse and depressive symptoms as risk factors for HIV
and other sexually transmitted infections (HIV/STI) among male-to-female transgender …

Psychological distress has been inconsistently associated with sexual risk behavior in youth,
suggesting additional factors, such as substance use, may explain this relationship. The …

CONTEXT: Speculation in public discourse suggests that sexual encounters outside a
committed romantic relationship may be emotionally damaging for young people, and …

Abstinence and abstinence-only education : Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Abstinence and abstinence-only education : Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology Log …

Background In many developing countries, adolescents have become increasingly prone to
engage in habitual risky sexual behavior such as early sexual initiation and unprotected sex …

The aims of this study were to examine differences in self-schemas between persons living
with HIV/AIDS with and without depressive symptoms, and the degree to which these self …

INTRODUCTION: Previous research has primarily focused on the relationship between illicit
drug use and HIV/sexually transmitted infection (STI) risk behavior among African-American …