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 …

The connection between gender and health has intrigued health professionals in the last
few decades. Silencing-the-self theory has brought a considerable clarity in this matter. After …

In this article, I propose a sex-positive framework for research on adolescent sexuality in
which I consider consensual sexual activities in adolescence as developmentally normative …

CONTEXT: Pregnancies among contraceptive users account for nearly half of all unintended
pregnancies and are almost entirely due to inconsistent or incorrect contraceptive use …

This study assessed early adolescents' sexual communication with dating partners, parents,
and best friends about six sexual health topics: condoms, birth control, sexually transmitted …

This study examined the associations between sexual self-concept (sexual esteem and
sexual anxiety) and sexual self-efficacy (situational and resistive) in a sample of 388 high …

Objective: Condom use is critical for the health of sexually active adolescents, and yet many
adolescents fail to use condoms consistently. One interpersonal factor that may be key to …

The present study analyzes the efficacy of an avatar-based intervention protocol for female
orgasmic disorder (FOD). FOD is a broad problem with several existing, effective …

Despite consistent evidence that sexual communication positively correlates with
relationship and sexual satisfaction, there has been empirical murkiness regarding which …

This study investigated the relationships between sexual self-esteem, sexual assertiveness
and sexual satisfaction. It was hypothesized that higher levels of sexual self-esteem would …