Positive and negative outcomes of sexual behaviors / / Eva S. Lefkowitz, Sara A. Vasilenko, editors

• Pubblicazione: San Francisco, California : , : Jossey-Bass, , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (115 p.)
• Disciplina: 306.70835
• Soggetto topico: Youth - Sexual behavior; Youth - Sexual behavior - Research
• Persona (resp. second.): LefkowitzEva S.; VasilenkoSara A.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Positive and Negative Outcomes of Sexual Behaviors; CONTENTS; A MESSAGE FROM THE NEW EDITOR-IN-CHIEF; 1 Is Sexual Behavior Healthy for Adolescents? A Conceptual Framework for Research on Adolescent Sexual Behavior and Physical, Mental, and Social Health; A Model of Sexual Behavior and Health in Adolescence; Research on Health Outcomes of Sexual Behavior; Physical Health; Mental Health; Social Health; Perceptions and Mental Health/Social Health; Areas for Future Research; References; 2 Outcomes of Sexual Behaviors Among Sexual Minority Youth; Sexual Behaviors Among Sexual Minority Youth ; Physical OutcomesPsychological and Emotional Outcomes; Identity Outcomes; Future Directions; References; 3 Linking Online Sexual Activities to Health Outcomes Among Teens; Sexual Development in the Context of Online Sexual Activity; Uptake of Online Sexual Activities Among Youth; Accessing Web-Based Sexual Information; Texting and "Sexting"; Online Dating; Role-Playing Games; Sexually Explicit Media; Summarizing Past Research on Sex-Based Technologies and Sexual Outcomes; Research Linking Online Sexual Activities to Health Outcomes; Implications; References ; 4 The Complexities of Adolescent Dating and Sexual Relationships: Fluidity, Meaning(s), and Implications for Young Adults' Well-BeingEstimating the Prevalence of Adolescents' Dating and Sexual Relationships; Consequences of Dating and Sexual Relationships for Adolescents; Current Investigation; Data; Depicting Adolescents' Dating and Sexual Experiences; Adolescents' Dating and Sexual Experiences and Young Adults' Well-Being; Conclusion; References; 5 Sexual Learning, Sexual Experience, and Healthy Adolescent Sex; A Discursive Definition of Sexual Health and Healthy Sex ; Sexual Learning and Informal/Formal Sex EducationSexual Learning and Life Course Sexual Development; Sexual Learning, Sexual Display, and Sexual Modesty; Other Experiential Sources of Sexual Learning; Conclusion; References; 6 Healthy Sex and Sexual Health: New Directions for Studying Outcomes of Sexual Health; Sexual Behavior as a Life Event; Moving Beyond the Risk Perspective; Physical Health; Mental Health; Social Health; Identity Development; Intraindividual and Interindividual Differences in Outcomes; Subjective Appraisals of Sexual Behavior ; Individual Differences in Outcomes of Sexual BehaviorsThe Importance of the Relationship Context; Online Sexual Behavior; Future Directions; References; INDEX; EULA
• Sommario/riassunto: Developing healthy sexual behaviors is critical to adolescents' wellbeing. While more emphasis has been on negative outcomes, there are broad positive implications for physical health, mental health, intimate relationships, and identity development. To fully understand the impact, we need to understand both. In addition, the impact of sexual behavior is not universal, but may differ based on individuals' demographic, relational, contextual, and attitudinal factors. This volume provides a framework for understanding the complex role of sexual behavior in adolescents' lives, with a
• Titolo autorizzato: Positive and negative outcomes of sexual behaviors
• ISBN: 1-118-93038-X; 1-118-93039-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910806913103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: New directions for child and adolescent development ; ; Number 144.