Postponing sexual involvement among adolescents. An alternative approach to prevention of sexually transmitted diseases.
Over 1,000 teenagers participated in the field test of an educational series designed to help them resist the social and peer pressures that can lead to early sexual involvement. A companion program for parents was designed to help adults better understand the pressures experienced by adolescents and aid the parents in reinforcing the information given to their children. Initial findings indicate skill building may be an important addition to the knowledge-based curriculum commonly used to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted disease among teenagers today.
D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010379:Peer Group; D012736:Sex Education; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014481:United States