Adolescence is characterized by marked changes in the body, psychology, and sexual
behavior due to increasing production of hormones. In this review we aimed to assess the …

This systematic review examines the relationship between neighborhood characteristics and
adolescent pregnancy, contraceptive use, sexual initiation, and birthrate. Several studies …

The authors examined the online construction of identity and sexuality in a large sample of
conversations from monitored and unmonitored teen chat rooms. More than half of the 583 …

PURPOSE: Using a Problem Behavior Theory framework, this article examines the extent to
which psychosocial correlates of early sexual initiation (before age 16) vary across …

The goal of this chapter is to review methodological, empirical, and theoretical advances in
studying neighborhood contexts and adolescent development. The first section summarizes …

There are widespread concerns that on the internet, adolescents are especially vulnerable
and take more risks than adults. However, research supporting this concern is still missing …

The high levels of depression among teenage mothers have received considerable
research attention in smaller targeted samples, but a large-scale examination of the complex …

Purpose The impact of pregnancy on the health and livelihood of adolescents aged 15–19
years is substantial. This study explored sociodemographic, behavioral, and environmental …

Women of lower socioeconomic status and women of color in the United States have higher
rates of abortion than women of higher socioeconomic status and White women. Opponents …

In this article, I make the case for using an integrative approach to health, broadly defined as
social, emotional, mental, and physical well-being; for studying health among the young as …