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Direct linkPeter Kisaakye; Patricia Ndugga; Elizabeth Kwagala; Martin Kayitale Mbonye; Fred Ngabirano; Stephen Ojiambo Wandera – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2024
Parent-child communication concerning sexual and reproductive health (SRH) has significant potential to reduce children's risky sexual behaviour. Despite these benefits, few parents communicate with their children about SRH issues in Uganda. Using multi-stage stratified sampling in a cross-sectional survey, we estimated the prevalence and…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Interpersonal Communication, Foreign Countries, Birth
Pineda Marin, Claudia; Munoz Sastre, Maria Teresa; Alfonso Murcia, Diego; Bernal Castañeda, Mateo; Briceño Hernández, Angie; Mullet, Etienne – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2019
The goal of this study was to investigate the attitudes of Colombians with respect to what can and what must not be said to young people of different ages and genders regarding sexuality. A convenience sample of 329 adults, aged 18-64 years, living in Bogotá participated in the study. They were presented with a set of 36 vignettes describing…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Sexuality, Adults, Foreign Countries
Levesque, Mireille; Bigras, Marc; Pauze, Robert – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2012
The purpose of this study was to identify personal and family predictors and correlates of persistence of problematic sexual behaviors (PSB) in children. Participants were the families of 49 children (ages 4-11 years) referred by Child Protective Services in 4 administrative districts of Quebec. Caregivers completed interviews and questionnaires…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Persistence, Preadolescents, Foreign Countries
Waylen, Andrea E.; Ness, Andrew; McGovern, Phil; Wolke, Dieter; Low, Nicola – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2010
Adverse outcomes of teenage sexual activity are common in the United Kingdom. The authors used a computer-assisted interview to ask young adolescents aged 11 to 12 years (N = 6,856) and 12 to 13 years (N = 6,801) who were part of the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children about romantic and intimate behaviors. A total of 24% of 11- to…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Preadolescents, Early Adolescents, Foreign Countries
Mason, W. Alex; Hitch, Julia E.; Kosterman, Rick; McCarty, Carolyn A.; Herrenkohl, Todd I.; Hawkins, J. David – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2010
Background: This study examined adolescent delinquency and alcohol use in relation to young adult crime, alcohol use disorders (AUDs), and risky sex. Analyses further examined the influences of late childhood involvement in these problem behavior outcomes, with mediation through teen delinquency and alcohol use, and examined differences in the…
Descriptors: Intervention, Delinquency, Income, Disadvantaged Youth
Abdulraheem, I. S.; Fawole, O. I. – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2009
The prevalence and correlates of HIV-related risk behaviors among adolescents and youths in Nigeria are poorly documented. This study aims at determining the prevalence and correlates of HIV-related risk behaviors among adolescents and youths in order to plan appropriate intervention measures. This is a descriptive cross-sectional survey using…
Descriptors: Group Discussion, Incidence, Focus Groups, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Townsend, Tiffany G.; Thomas, Anita Jones; Neilands, Torsten B.; Jackson, Tiffany R. – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2010
Scholars have highlighted the detrimental influence of racially charged stereotypes and images on self-perception and well being. Others have suggested that identity components (e.g., ethnic identity and self-concept) serve a protective function. The purposes of this study were (a) to explore the relationship among stereotypic images, beauty…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Females, Well Being, Interaction
Ikomi, Philip A.; Rodney, H. Elaine; McCoy, Tana – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 2009
This study used archival data on a sample of 186,492 referrals from a southwestern state Juvenile Probation Commission to compare the characteristics of 5,439 male Black, Hispanic, and White juveniles with sexual behavior problems on the five most common sexual offenses in the data set. The characteristics of 181,053 juveniles of the three races…
Descriptors: Race, Behavior Problems, Sexual Abuse, Caregivers
Peer reviewedHartman-Stein, Paula; Reuter, Jeanette M. – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 1988
Reviews selected articles from medical and psychological literature that focus on special issues for diabetic woman during preadolescence, adolescence, and adulthood. Makes recommendations for behavioral interventions with diabetic women in regard to sick role adjustment, peer conformity pressures, eating disorders, sexuality, and pregnancy.…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adult Development, Age Differences, Behavior Modification
