The onset of adolescence is a time of profound changes in motivation, cognition, behavior,
and social relationships. Existing neurodevelopmental models have integrated our current�…

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Many school‐based abstinence‐only sex education curricula
state that sexual activity outside of marriage is likely to have harmful psychological effects�…

Establishing romantic relationships and initiating sexual activity are key developmental tasks
during adolescence and early adulthood. These transitions have important emotional�…

While school-based sex education is one of the key program and policy solutions to improve
adolescent sexual health outcomes, new efforts are needed to strengthen its overall impact�…

This article describes current evolutionary research on adolescent sexual and romantic
behavior. It first reviews functional explanations for basic sex differences in behavior. As in�…

This chapter is organized around the question “How do adolescents learn to have healthy
sex?” The chapter assumes that sexual learning derives from a broad range of both informal�…

This article is part of a Special Issue “Puberty and Adolescence”. Sexuality emerges as a
major developmental element of puberty and the adolescent years that follow. However�…

Introduction The focus of this brief literature review is to explore whether there is a
relationship between the unique anatomical and physiological paradigms of the adolescent�…

Pubertal maturation creates dynamic changes in parent–child relationships. For many
parents, transitioning from parenting a child to parenting an adolescent can create stress�…

The pubertal transition from the juvenile to adult state requires significant changes in
behavior to meet the demands for success and survival in adulthood. These behavioral�…