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Direct linkSt. George, Monica; Niemela, Danielle R. M.; Zeglin, Robert J. – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2023
Suicide continues to be a considerable health risk among adolescents and is the second leading cause of death among adolescents between the ages of 10 and 24. Middle school-aged adolescents may be at a heightened risk for suicide, as middle school can be rife with intrapersonal and interpersonal stressors. One such stressor may be sexual activity…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Suicide, Stress Variables, Health Behavior
Jackson, Dawnyéa D.; Ingram, Lucy Annang; Boyer, Cherrie B.; Robillard, Alyssa; Huhns, Michael N. – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2016
College students represent an important population for studying and understanding factors that influence sexual risk given the populations' high risk of sexually transmitted infections and unintended pregnancies. Using a quasi-experimental design, the efficacy of a brief and theory-driven mobile application intervention designed to decrease sexual…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Health Behavior, Risk, Contraception
Herrman, Judith W.; Solano, Paul; Stotz, Lauren; McDuffie, Mary Joan – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2013
This research clarifies the public support of comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) in terms of acceptance, content, timing, and effectiveness as it may inform practice in the United States. The historical context of public opinion, as well as a summary of the efficacy of abstinence only education (AOE) versus CSE in the scientific literature,…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Public Opinion, Sexuality, Sex Education
Zamboni, Brian D.; Silver, Rachel – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2009
Parental sex education might promote healthy sexual behavior among adolescents, but some parents assume that family communication about sex will lead to sexual activity. Family sex communication has been studied with a limited range of adolescent sexual behaviors but not sexual fantasy or desire. Two measures of family sex communication were…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Fantasy, Late Adolescents, Family Relationship
Kniss, Darrel Dean; Akagi, Cynthia G. – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2008
This exploratory study measured the sexuality education and HIV knowledge, attitudes, and risk behaviors of young adults (n = 410), ages 18-21, who recently graduated from public high schools in a midwestern state. Based on the participants' responses to specific questions, students were placed into one of three groups: students who received no…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Young Adults, Sexuality, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
Beshers, Sarah C. – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2007
This investigation is a case study of peer educators in a community-based teen pregnancy prevention program. Research questions focused on identifying ways in which peer educators differed from other teens and exploring the perceptions of the peer educators about their experience in the program and the ways in which it has affected them. Data were…
Descriptors: Prevention, Change Agents, Pregnancy, Homosexuality
