Juvenile Sexual Behaviors

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Mar 12, 2011

Increased Substance Use and Risky Sexual Behavior Among Migratory Homeless Youth: Exploring the Role of Social Network Composition

Young homeless "travelers" engage in higher risk behavior than non-traveler homeless and may have different service needs and require different service approaches.
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Mar 1, 2011

Relationships Between Adolescent Sexual Outcomes and Exposure to Sex in Media: Robustness to Propensity-Based Analysis

A reanalysis of data from earlier studies continues to show associations between sex in the media and adolescent sexual outcomes. The evidence does not prove causality but suggests cautions for parents.
Research

Mar 1, 2011

Propensity Scoring and the Relationship Between Sexual Media and Adolescent Sexual Behavior: Comment on Steinberg and Monahan (2011)

Longitudinal research has demonstrated a link between exposure to sexual content in media and subsequent changes in adolescent sexual behavior, including initiation of intercourse and various noncoital sexual activities.
Research

Feb 7, 2011

High School Graduation Rates in the United States and the Impact of Adolescent Romance

Reviews the controversy over the true high school graduation rate in the United States, provides a comprehensive review of the debate, discusses shortcomings of current methods, and proposes new methods that address those shortcomings.
Podcast

Jul 29, 2010

The Air They Breathe: How Media May Shape Boys' and Girls' Beliefs About Sex and Gender, Their Sexual Behavior, and Their Futures

Madeline Di Nonno, executive director for the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, and Rebecca Collins, a senior behavioral scientist at the RAND Corporation, discuss how media images of girls influence how they see themselves and whether portrayals of sex in popular music, television, and film influence behavior.
Research

Jun 1, 2010

Parenting Predictors of Early-Adolescents' Health Behaviors: Simultaneous Group Comparisons Across Sex and Ethnic Groups

This study examined whether specific parenting factors can be used to predict adolescent problem behaviors in intervention studies.
Research Summary

Mar 11, 2010

Are Adolescents Talking with Their Parents About Sex Before Becoming Sexually Active?

Examines parent-child discussions of sexual behavior. Finds consistency in the timing and content of such discussions; however, many parents and children do not discuss key topics, such as birth control, before adolescents become sexually active.
Research

Jan 1, 2010

Predictors of Sexual Behavior Among Early and Middle Adolescents Affected By Maternal HIV

Sexual behavior among adolescents with HIV-positive mothers was less prevalent than among other adolescents, but was more likely to occur with adolescent alcohol use, lack of parental monitoring, and poorer physical functioning of HIV-positive mothers.
Research

Aug 1, 2009

Characteristics of Effective Interventions in Improving Young People's Sexual Health: A Review of Reviews

The authors conducted a review of reviews to identify characteristics of effective sex and relationship education (SRE) interventions and/or programmes in young people to improve sexual health and identify barriers and facilitators for implementation.
Press

Apr 29, 2009

Drug Education Also Helps Curb Risky Sexual Behavior

School-based drug education programs for adolescents can have a long-term positive impact on sexual behavior in addition to curbing substance abuse.
Commentary

Apr 1, 2009

Virginity Pledges Work for Some Teens

Essentially, the available research suggests that teaching abstinence alone to teenagers does not work — they are no more likely to delay the start of sexual activity than other teenagers. But research has not been so clear regarding virginity pledges specifically, writes Steven Martino.
Research

Jan 1, 2009

Measurement of Teen Dating Violence Attitudes: An Item Response Theory Evaluation of Differential Item Functioning According to Gender

This article examines data from 2,575 high school students who participated in a teen-dating violence intervention study. The majority of participants were Latino (91%), and the sample was nearly evenly split with respect to gender (51% female). Items from two scales (boy-on-girl violence; girl-on-boy violence) reflecting teens' attitudes about dating violence were calibrated with the graded item response theory (IRT) model and evaluated for differential item functioning (DIF) by gender. Results support the use of IRT scores that account for DIF to minimize measurement error and improve inferences about gender differences in attitudes about dating violence

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Increased Substance Use and Risky Sexual Behavior Among Migratory Homeless Youth: Exploring the Role of Social Network Composition

Relationships Between Adolescent Sexual Outcomes and Exposure to Sex in Media: Robustness to Propensity-Based Analysis

Propensity Scoring and the Relationship Between Sexual Media and Adolescent Sexual Behavior: Comment on Steinberg and Monahan (2011)

High School Graduation Rates in the United States and the Impact of Adolescent Romance

The Air They Breathe: How Media May Shape Boys' and Girls' Beliefs About Sex and Gender, Their Sexual Behavior, and Their Futures

Parenting Predictors of Early-Adolescents' Health Behaviors: Simultaneous Group Comparisons Across Sex and Ethnic Groups

Are Adolescents Talking with Their Parents About Sex Before Becoming Sexually Active?

Predictors of Sexual Behavior Among Early and Middle Adolescents Affected By Maternal HIV

Characteristics of Effective Interventions in Improving Young People's Sexual Health: A Review of Reviews

Drug Education Also Helps Curb Risky Sexual Behavior

Virginity Pledges Work for Some Teens

Measurement of Teen Dating Violence Attitudes: An Item Response Theory Evaluation of Differential Item Functioning According to Gender

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Increased Substance Use and Risky Sexual Behavior Among Migratory Homeless Youth: Exploring the Role of Social Network Composition

Relationships Between Adolescent Sexual Outcomes and Exposure to Sex in Media: Robustness to Propensity-Based Analysis

Propensity Scoring and the Relationship Between Sexual Media and Adolescent Sexual Behavior: Comment on Steinberg and Monahan (2011)

High School Graduation Rates in the United States and the Impact of Adolescent Romance

The Air They Breathe: How Media May Shape Boys' and Girls' Beliefs About Sex and Gender, Their Sexual Behavior, and Their Futures

Parenting Predictors of Early-Adolescents' Health Behaviors: Simultaneous Group Comparisons Across Sex and Ethnic Groups

Are Adolescents Talking with Their Parents About Sex Before Becoming Sexually Active?

Predictors of Sexual Behavior Among Early and Middle Adolescents Affected By Maternal HIV

Characteristics of Effective Interventions in Improving Young People's Sexual Health: A Review of Reviews

Drug Education Also Helps Curb Risky Sexual Behavior

Virginity Pledges Work for Some Teens

Measurement of Teen Dating Violence Attitudes: An Item Response Theory Evaluation of Differential Item Functioning According to Gender

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