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Maness, Sarah B.; Wilson, Kelly L.; Thompson, Erika L.; Rosen, Brittany L.; Zingg, Taylor – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2020
In the USA, persons of Hispanic ethnicity experience higher rates of adolescent pregnancy and STIs than non-Hispanic white youth and there exists a lack of research concerning the sexuality education preferences of Hispanic adolescents. This study describes sexual health education preferences by Hispanic ethnicity among a high-risk sample of young…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Sex Education, At Risk Persons, Puberty
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Summit, Aleza K.; Kalmuss, Debra; DeAtley, Jenifer; Levack, Andrew – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2016
Limited research exists on the slut labeling process, a key means of enforcing rules around appropriate female sexuality. This study explores that process through qualitative interviews with 44 adolescent girls in Travis County, Texas. Labeling girls as sluts or hos was pervasive and was based on a number of factors beyond sexual behavior,…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Females, Sexuality, Adolescents
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Richey, Jennifer – School Library Research, 2012
Adolescents who receive current, accurate, reliable, and balanced sexual-health information are more likely to express healthier sexual attitudes and engage in healthier sexual behaviors than adolescents receiving limited or no sexual-health information. High school librarians have the potential to help meet sexual-health information needs of…
Descriptors: Delphi Technique, Information Needs, High Schools, Adolescents