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 chapter addresses the stigma associated with mental illnesses. It begins by
summarizing the development of thinking about labeling and stigma over the past half …

As long as clinicians write “increase self-esteem” on treatment plans without knowing
precisely what that means, there is a need for information on the construct of self-esteem …

The current review conducted a systematic assessment of culturally sensitive risk prevention
programs for African American adolescents. Prevention programs meeting the inclusion and …

Children raised without a biological father in the household have earlier average ages of
first sexual intercourse than children raised in father‐present households. Competing …

PURPOSE: To understand the prospective relationship between depressive symptoms and
sexual risk behavior among a community sample of African American adolescents …

Aims: To identify the influence of family structure, parent—child relationship and parental
monitoring on adolescents' involvement in early sexual behaviour. Methods: The study was …

A sex-positive lens is needed to investigate Black sexuality, which is often depicted through
deficit and risk models. Extant sex research leaves an opportunity to understand Black …

African American women at increased risk of HIV/sexually transmitted infection (STI) may
engage in risky sex as a coping mechanism for depressed economic conditions. This study …

Abstract Low-income African American inner city adolescent females continue to be at
disproportionately high risk for contracting HIV. Though it has been speculated that mothers' …