This review details a key innovation across the field of adolescent sexuality research over
the last decade—conceptualizing sexuality as a normative aspect of adolescent …

In this article, we review theoretical and empirical advances in research on romantic
relationships between age 10 and the early twenties. First, we describe key themes in this …

Youth sexuality has been primarily studied with a focus on its potential public health issues,
such as sexually transmitted infections and unwanted pregnancies, and its comorbidity with …

Our intention in writing this chapter is to discuss where psychology is in the study of sexuality
and romantic relationships and to offer our thoughts about where it has yet to go. Because …

This study examined the link between rejection sensitivity, self-silencing behaviors, and
depressive symptomatology among adolescent dating couples. Self-silencing was …

The development of the knowledge, skills, and experience that are needed for theformation
of healthy and positive romantic relationships and sexuality is a life-long process. Romantic …

A within-person multilevel approach was used to model the links between alcohol use and
sexual behavior among first-year college students, using up to 14 days of data for each …

Although research has increasingly emphasized how adolescent sexual behavior may be
associated with aspects of health beyond unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted …

Normative romantic development is theorized to progress through a series of stages:
affiliative activities, group-based dating, and romantic relationships. The objectives of this …

PURPOSE: Sexual health refers a state of lifespan well-being related to sexuality. Among
young people, sexual health has multiple dimensions, including the positive developmental …