title: Ecological factors associated with adolescent sexual activity.
abstract: Bronfenbrenner's (1979) ecological systems theory was used as an organizing framework for the research on teenage sexual activity. Per Bronfenbrenner's theory, the literature is discussed according to macrolevel (system-wide), mesolevel (immediate social environment), and microlevel (individual) factors that are associated with adolescent sexual involvement. Following the review, implications for social work are explored.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas at Arlington, School of Social Work, 76019-0129, USA. j.corcoran@uta.edu
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Corcoran
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010379:Peer Group; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D012949:Social Work, Psychiatric; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors