This study examined individual and familial influences on Black female adolescents’ (N = 1426) sexual pleasure expectancies, sexual guilt, and age of sexual debut using data from the National Longitudinal Study on Adolescent to Adult Health. Results indicated significant differences between Black female adolescents that were sexually active and those that were not. Religious importance, having a residential father, and perceived pubertal timing were significantly associated with sexual guilt and pleasure expectancies. Religious importance and perceived pubertal timing were also associated with later ages of sexual debut. These results have implications for sexuality education and future research using sex positive and intimate justice frame...
There is limited research on how Black women’s perspectives of their relationship influence their se...
Introduction: African American (AA) high school-age girls are more likely to have had sex before age...
Adolescent sexual behavior has been the subject of much concern over the past 15 years. Pregnancy an...
This study examined individual and familial influences on Black female adolescents’ (N = 1426) sexua...
A sample of 198 African American families, living in urban poverty, participated in a longitudinal s...
Based on the Normative Hypothesis, theorists have believed that differences in sexuality among black...
Research presented here tests hypotheses derived from social control (Hirschi 1969) and strain (Mert...
Public health researchers often take a risk-based approach to investigating Black women’s and adoles...
Based on the Normative Hypothesis, theorists have believed that differences in sexuality among black...
The decision to engage in sex may be associated with perceived social rewards and consequences, and ...
This study examined the relationship of perceptions of parental supervision and rules to sexual acti...
The purpose of this study was to explore factors that contribute to decision making of African Ameri...
The aim of the study was to assess the impact of religion on the timing of youth transition to first...
Early sexual initiation among American adolescents represents a major public health problem. African...
There is a large and persistent racial disparity in the incidence of HIV and STD infection among ado...
There is limited research on how Black women’s perspectives of their relationship influence their se...
Introduction: African American (AA) high school-age girls are more likely to have had sex before age...
Adolescent sexual behavior has been the subject of much concern over the past 15 years. Pregnancy an...
This study examined individual and familial influences on Black female adolescents’ (N = 1426) sexua...
A sample of 198 African American families, living in urban poverty, participated in a longitudinal s...
Based on the Normative Hypothesis, theorists have believed that differences in sexuality among black...
Research presented here tests hypotheses derived from social control (Hirschi 1969) and strain (Mert...
Public health researchers often take a risk-based approach to investigating Black women’s and adoles...
Based on the Normative Hypothesis, theorists have believed that differences in sexuality among black...
The decision to engage in sex may be associated with perceived social rewards and consequences, and ...
This study examined the relationship of perceptions of parental supervision and rules to sexual acti...
The purpose of this study was to explore factors that contribute to decision making of African Ameri...
The aim of the study was to assess the impact of religion on the timing of youth transition to first...
Early sexual initiation among American adolescents represents a major public health problem. African...
There is a large and persistent racial disparity in the incidence of HIV and STD infection among ado...
There is limited research on how Black women’s perspectives of their relationship influence their se...
Introduction: African American (AA) high school-age girls are more likely to have had sex before age...
Adolescent sexual behavior has been the subject of much concern over the past 15 years. Pregnancy an...