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Download full textOwino, Walter Odera; Asakhulu, Newton Mukholwe; Mwania, Jonathan Muema; Mwanza, Rose – Problems of Education in the 21st Century, 2021
Infection with sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancies are risks associated with adolescents' risky sexual behavior. Mental models of attachment relationships influence behavior and may influence adolescents' involvement in sexual activities that are risky. This study explored whether attachment styles predicted adolescents'…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Attachment Behavior, Adolescents
Direct linkGiannotta, Fabrizia; Ortega, Enrique; Stattin, Hakan – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2013
Background: In spite of the proven effectiveness of parenting based programs to prevent adolescent risk behaviors, such programs are rarely implemented in Mediterranean countries. Objective: This pilot study was aimed at assessing the feasibility and the effects of a parenting based universal prevention program (Connect) in Italy. Methods: Our…
Descriptors: Intervention, Adolescents, Drinking, Foreign Countries
Rink, Elizabeth; Ricker, Adriann; FourStar, Kris; Anastario, Michael – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2016
American Indian (AI) men experience sexual and reproductive health disparities including sexually transmitted infections, unplanned pregnancy, absent fatherhood, and intimate relationship violence. Using a case-control study within a community-based participatory research framework, we investigated the effectiveness of a sexual and reproductive…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Males, Health Behavior, Health Education
Bankoff, Sarah M.; Valentine, Sarah E.; Jackson, Michelle A.; Schacht, Rebecca L.; Pantalone, David W. – Journal of American College Health, 2013
Objective: To examine correlates of compensatory weight control behaviors among women in transition between adolescence and adulthood. Participants: The authors recruited a sample of undergraduate women ("N" = 759) at a large northwestern university during the 2009-2010 academic year. Methods: Logistic regression was used to assess…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Regression (Statistics), Body Weight, Health Behavior
Rodgers, Kathleen Boyce; McGuire, Jenifer K. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2012
In this study we estimated the combined effects of violence experiences, parenting processes, and community poverty on sexual onset, alcohol or other drug (AOD) use at last sex, multiple sex partners, and prior pregnancy in a sample of 7th-, 9th-, and 11th-grade adolescents (n = 7,891), and the subsample of sexually experienced adolescents (n =…
Descriptors: Pregnancy, Prevention, Adolescents, Child Rearing
Black, David S.; Grenard, Jerry L.; Sussman, Steve; Rohrbach, Louise A. – Health Education Research, 2010
A relatively new area of research suggests that naturally occurring mentoring relationships may influence the development of adolescents by protecting against risk behaviors. Few studies have explored how these relationships function to reduce risk behavior among youth, especially in the school context. Based on previous research and theory, we…
Descriptors: Mentors, Age, High School Students, Adolescents
