Because most youth are enrolled in school for many years before they initiate sex and when
they initiate sex, schools have the potential for reducing adolescent sexual risk‐taking. This …

Objective Behavioral intervention programs to reduce adolescent sexual risk behaviors have
shown statistically significant reductions in the short-term; however, longer-term follow-up …

Media, from television to the “new media”(including cell phones, iPads, and social media),
are a dominant force in children's lives. Although television is still the predominant medium …

The book is as comprehensive as possible within the confines of one text. The adolescent is
discussed within the context of contemporary society. Material includes both theory and life …

Objective. To elucidate which components of peer norms influence the process of sexual
initiation for young adolescents. Design. Prospective cohort study. Setting. Fourteen …

The sexually transmitted infection (STI) epidemic among adolescents in the USA is
inextricably tied to individual, psychosocial and cultural phenomena. Reconceptualizing the …

True, media violence is not likely to turn an otherwise fine child into a violent criminal. But,
just as every cigarette one smokes increases a little bit the likelihood of a lung tumor …

Children, Adolescents, and the Media Page 1 Children, Adolescents, and the Media Victor C.
Strasburger, MD This instrument can teach, it can illuminate; yes, and it can even inspire. But it …

Reducing Adolescent Risk: Toward an Integrated Approach focuses on common influences
that result in a number of interrelated risk behaviors in order to design more unified …

Throughout history some adolescents have engaged in sexual intercourse and contracted a
sexually transmitted disease (STD) or become pregnant. However, during the last century …