SIECUS - Articles http://www.siecus.org/ Articles from SIECUS Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0000 en “A Different Public Health Concern”: Meanings of Sexual Activity among Younger vs. Older Adolescents http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=2268 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=2268 Ladies Who Lube – Learning More about Women’s Experiences with Lubricant http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=2258 Sun, 31 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=2258 HIV Infection among Heterosexuals at Increased Risk http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=2261 Sun, 31 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=2261 Middle Schoolers: What Sexuality Educators Need to Know http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=2253 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=2253 Concurrent Partners and HIV Risk: Applying Lessons Learned in African Countries http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=2254 Wed, 27 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=2254 Combating Stigma to Combat HIV Infection: Going Beyond Individual Behavior Change http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=2245 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=2245 Online Sexuality Education at the College Level – What Are Best Practices? http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=2236 Mon, 31 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=2236 Technologies, Developing Brains, and Teacher Beliefs – What Sexuality Educators Need to Know http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=2237 Mon, 31 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=2237 Women’s Experiences of Pain During Anal Intercourse: A Survey of 2,002 Respondents http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=2232 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=2232 Community Characteristics: The Best Predictors of "What Works" in Sex Ed? http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=2223 Wed, 31 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=2223 Hispanic Seventh Graders – How Do Acculturation and Parent Practices Affect Their Sexual Initiation? http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=2224 Wed, 31 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=2224 Iowa: Sexual Health Advances in the Hawkeye State http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=2225 Wed, 31 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=2225 Youth Oral Sex Behaviors Among ‘Opposite Sex’ Partners http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=2219 Sun, 30 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=2219 Sexting Across the Gender Gap: Self-Reports From Texas Teens http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=2204 Fri, 31 Aug 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=2204 Cerebral Palsy and the Challenges of Sexual Expression http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=2197 Thu, 09 Aug 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=2197 Parents and Sexual Health Care Services: Partners in Prevention http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=2196 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=2196 Feminist Views on Girls’ Sexual Empowerment: Multiple Paths, One Destination http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=2195 Sun, 10 Jun 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=2195 Southern Public Schools and HIV Prevention: Views of Rural African Americans http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=2162 Fri, 04 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=2162 Co-Educational Learning Environments Improve Learning, Are Gender-Transformative http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=2172 Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=2172 Florida: Overlaps in Comprehensive Sexuality Education and Abstinence-Only Education http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=2156 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=2156 What Affects Teen Birthrates More - Sexuality Education or Political, Demograhic, and Religious Factors? A Study of 24 States http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=2149 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=2149 Thinking Over ‘Baby-Think-It-Over’ (and Other Infant Simulators) http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=2136 Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=2136 New Gender Stereotypes in Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Curricula http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=2118 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=2118 Young Adult Literature: What Does It Tell Youth About Contraceptives? http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=2100 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=2100 Adolescent Sexual Behavior in Texas: Implications for Policy and Practitioners http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=2086 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=2086 Online Dating Behaviors: Recent Social Science Research in the News http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=2069 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=2069 Increases in Throat and Mouth Cancers Linked to HPV Infection http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=2072 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=2072 Survey Research with Parents: Talking with Children at Home Remains a Challenge http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=2096 Sat, 29 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=2096 Implementation: The Factors that Affect Success for Evidence-Based Interventions http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=2091 Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=2091 Studies Suggest Preexposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Can Be an Effective HIV-Prevention Strategy http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=2087 Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=2087 Positive Youth Development and Human Sexuality Education: Making the Connection http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=2092 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=2092 Recent Study Highlights “Stayover Relationships” Among Emerging Adults http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=2094 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=2094 New Study Reveals High HPV Rates for Men http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1978 Wed, 02 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1978 New Abstinence Program Shows Some Results, Shortcomings http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1856 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1856 Body Image and Weight Associated with Sexual Behavior in Adolescent Girls http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1832 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1832 Religious States and High Teen Birth Rates: Researchers Uncover a Strong Correlation http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1831 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1831 Recent Research Finds Condoms Are Effective In Reducing the Risk of Herpes http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1785 Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1785 Evaluating Early Adolescents’ Perceptions of Sexual Abstinence http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1784 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1784 New Study Reports Adolescent Females Can Use Over-The-Counter Emergency Contraception http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1778 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1778 Condom Failure or User Error: Explaining Discrepancies in Self-Reported Condom Use http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1739 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1739 Comprehensive Sexuality Education Programs Succeeding in Cleveland http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1747 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1747 Evaluating HIV/STD Prevention Programs in the Classroom http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1735 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1735 Family Rejection and the Health of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Youth http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1653 Sun, 01 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1653 More Detailed Research Once Again Shows Virginity Pledges Don’t Work http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1568 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1568 Misinformation in Schools: What Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Programs Teach About Condoms http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1539 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1539 The Effectiveness of Placing Health Information in Popular TV Shows http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1502 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1502 New Study Finds HIV Risk Among Sexual-Minority Young Women http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1501 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1501 New Study Finds Oral and Anal Sex Common Among Sexually Active Teens http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1405 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1405 New Study on Condom Use Among Males Highlights Need for Changing Attitudes and Improving Negotiation Skills http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1406 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1406 New Research Provides More Depth on Virginity Pledges, but Reveals Similar Limitations http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1172 Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1172 National Data Shows Comprehensive Sex Education Better at Reducing Teen Pregnancy than Abstinence-Only Programs http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1041 Sat, 15 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1041 Marginally Successful Results of Abstinence-Only Program Erased by Dangerous Errors in Curriculum http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1030 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1030 Report Shows That Comprehensive Sexuality Education Holds the Most Promise for Preventing Teen Pregnancies, Sexually Transmitted Infections http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1151 Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1151 Study Finds that Some “Abstinence-Plus” Programs have Positive Effects on Sexual Behavior http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1029 Sat, 01 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1029 Prevalence of Unprotected Anal Sex among Teens Requires New Education Strategies http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1036 Sat, 01 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1036 Educational Achievement, Not Sexual Abstinence, Predicts Long-term Mental Health in Adolescent Girls http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1037 Sat, 01 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1037 Common Definitions of Virginity and Abstinence May Put Some Youth at Risk http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1038 Sat, 01 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1038 A Different Take on Intimacy: Friends with Benefits Common Among College Students http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1039 Sat, 01 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1039 Availability of EC Without a Prescription Does Not Increase Unsafe Sexual Practices http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1040 Sat, 01 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1040 Study Finds that More Exposure to the Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Message Does Not Change Behavior http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1032 Wed, 15 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1032 Common Definitions of Virginity and Abstinence May Put Some Youth at Risk http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1033 Wed, 15 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1033 Study Finds that Abstinence-Only Programs Do Not Affect Rates of HIV Infection, Sexual Behavior http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1034 Sun, 15 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1034 Study Finds Teens Who Use Condoms During First Intercourse Are Healthier, Not More Promiscuous http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1042 Fri, 15 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1042 Premarital Sex Shown to Have Little Effect on Adolescents’ Mental Health http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1043 Tue, 15 May 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1043 Study Shows Federal Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Programs are Ineffective in Delaying Sexual Activity among Young People http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1035 Sun, 15 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1035 Study Shows Condom Effectiveness against Chlamydia and Gonorrhea May Have Been Underestimated http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1045 Sun, 31 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1045 Working Paper on Pregnancy - and HIV/STD - Prevention Programs Shows Positive Impact http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1044 Tue, 31 Jan 2006 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1044 Consumer Reports Show Condoms to Be Reliable http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1047 Mon, 28 Feb 2005 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1047 Survey Provides Additional Insight About Teen Sexual Health, Behaviors, and Attitudes http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1046 Sat, 31 Jan 2004 00:00:00 +0000 Research Updates http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=1046