PURPOSE: To better understand why adolescents initiate sexual activity at early ages, we
conducted a systematic literature review guided by eight key elements outlined in an …

The purpose of this study was to quantitatively synthesize the growing literature on the
relationship between safer sexual communication (SSC) among sexual partners and …

Social cognitive theory (SCT; Bandura 1986) has become a fundamental resource in
clinical, educational, social, developmental, health, and personality psychology. It has been …

This article proposes a framework for theory and research on risk-taking that is informed by
developmental neuroscience. Two fundamental questions motivate this review. First, why …

Social and Personality Development looks at the processes by which we come to be who we
are. It covers a range of topics central to personality and developmental psychology. The …

The third edition of Life Span Human Development helps students gain a deeper
understanding of the many interacting forces affecting development from infancy, childhood …

Welche psychologischen Prozesse sind für eine gesunde Lebensweise oder für riskante
Gewohnheiten verantwortlich? Im Blickpunkt der Neubearbeitung des Bandes steht …

The aim of the present meta-analysis was to investigate the associations between three
types of peer norms—descriptive norms (peer sexual behaviors), injunctive norms (peer …

The extent to which peer influences on substance use in adolescence systematically vary in
strength based on qualities of the adolescent and his or her close friend was assessed in a …

Adolescents' susceptibility to peer influence was examined as a marker of difficulties in the
general process of autonomy development that was likely to be related to deficits across …