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Nugroho RM, Afiyanti Y. Sexual Compulsivity among Indonesian College Students. Compr Child Adolesc Nurs 2019; 42:38-46. [PMID: 31192728 DOI: 10.1080/24694193.2019.1577924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The objective of this study is to describe the sexual compulsivity of Indonesian college students. We used a cross-sectional design and recruited 301 college students in Universitas Indonesia. Data were collected using the modified Sexual Compulsivity Scale (SCS) instrument. These findings show that Indonesian students have lower sexual compulsivity scale (mean: 11.39 ± 4.21). Male students have significantly higher SCS score than female students (p = 0.000). Working students were also found to have a higher SCS score than those who did not work (p = 0.039). Further studies on sexual compulsivity among young adults in Indonesia are deemed necessary to give more understanding about sexual compulsivity. These findings provide basic information to design a sexual counseling method for improving the sexual health of young adults.
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- Rico Maulana Nugroho
- a Nurse Practitioner, Emergency Department , Soeradji Tirtonegoro Hospital , Klaten , Indonesia
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- b Senior Researcher and Lecturer, Maternity and Women Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing , Universitas Indonesia , Depok , Indonesia
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Rouche M, Castetbon K, Dujeu M, Méroc E, Lebacq T, Pedroni C, Senterre C, Godin I, Moreau N. Feelings about the timing of first sexual intercourse and health-related quality of life among adolescents. BMC Public Health 2019; 19:408. [PMID: 30987628 PMCID: PMC6466645 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-6728-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2018] [Accepted: 03/31/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Early sexual intercourse (SI) may have long-lasting negative impacts on health-related quality of life (HRQoL). So far, these impacts have been studied using age for defining early SI instead of feelings about its timing. The present study examined the association between feelings about the timing of first SI and current HRQoL. METHODS Data came from the 2014 cross-sectional Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study in French-speaking Belgium. Among participants aged 16-20 years who already had SI, 1778 were included in analyses. Univariate and multivariate logistic regressions were performed, including potential confounders. RESULTS One quarter of adolescents (26.4%) had poor HRQoL, 19.8% expressed a negative feeling about the timing of first SI and 19.6% did not think about it. Compared with adolescents who thought first SI happened at the right time or wished it had happened sooner, adolescents who had a negative feeling about the timing and those who did not think about it were more likely to have a poor HRQoL (cOR = 1.67 (1.28-2.17) and cOR = 1.37 (1.05-1.80), respectively). After adjustment, associations were no more significant (aOR = 1.22 (0.91-1.63) and aOR = 1.22 (0.91-1.64)). Sex disparity in expressing a negative feeling mostly explained the difference between crude and adjusted analyses. CONCLUSION Further research is needed to better understand such a complex relationship. The high proportion of adolescents having poor HRQoL and negative feeling about the timing of first SI shows how important it is to find out effective prevention for both domains.
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- Manon Rouche
- Service d'Information Promotion Education Santé (SIPES), School of Public Health, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), CP598, Route de Lennik 808, B-1070, Brussels, Belgium.
- Research Centre in Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Clinical Research, School of Public Health, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium.
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- Service d'Information Promotion Education Santé (SIPES), School of Public Health, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), CP598, Route de Lennik 808, B-1070, Brussels, Belgium
- Research Centre in Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Clinical Research, School of Public Health, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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- Service d'Information Promotion Education Santé (SIPES), School of Public Health, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), CP598, Route de Lennik 808, B-1070, Brussels, Belgium
- Research Centre in Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Clinical Research, School of Public Health, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
- Research Centre in Social Approaches to Health, School of Public Health, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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- Service d'Information Promotion Education Santé (SIPES), School of Public Health, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), CP598, Route de Lennik 808, B-1070, Brussels, Belgium
- Research Centre in Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Clinical Research, School of Public Health, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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- Service d'Information Promotion Education Santé (SIPES), School of Public Health, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), CP598, Route de Lennik 808, B-1070, Brussels, Belgium
- Research Centre in Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Clinical Research, School of Public Health, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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- Service d'Information Promotion Education Santé (SIPES), School of Public Health, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), CP598, Route de Lennik 808, B-1070, Brussels, Belgium
- Research Centre in Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Clinical Research, School of Public Health, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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- Research Centre in Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Clinical Research, School of Public Health, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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- Research Centre in Social Approaches to Health, School of Public Health, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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- Service d'Information Promotion Education Santé (SIPES), School of Public Health, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), CP598, Route de Lennik 808, B-1070, Brussels, Belgium
- Research Centre in Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Clinical Research, School of Public Health, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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Kahn NF, Halpern CT. Is developmental change in gender-typed behavior associated with adult sexual orientation? Dev Psychol 2018; 55:855-865. [PMID: 30550326 DOI: 10.1037/dev0000662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The goal of this article was to examine gender-typed behavior longitudinally and to consider its relationship with sexual orientation in adulthood. Data were from 10,624 respondents who completed Wave 1 (adolescence), Wave 3 (emerging adulthood), and Wave 4 (early adulthood) of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health. First, we described the distributions of gender-typed behavior by adult sexual orientation at each of the three developmental stages. Next, we performed multilevel mixed regression models to assess longitudinal variation in gender-typed behavior from adolescence to adulthood within sexual orientation groups. Results showed that gender-typed behavior varied both within and between sexual orientation groups, as well as over time. For males, the differences in gender-typed behavior among the sexual orientation groups were relatively consistent at each stage, whereas differences in gender-typed behavior among sexual orientation groups varied more at each stage among females. Longitudinal models exhibited curvilinear patterns, such that gender-typed behavior strengthened from adolescence to early adulthood but peaked in emerging adulthood. To our knowledge, this is the first study to use population representative data to study gender-typed behavior both prospectively and at multiple time points from adolescence to adulthood, and to consider how such behavior is related to adult sexual orientation. This research contributes to a growing body of prospective literature on the link between gendered behavior and sexual orientation and provides further justification for more age- and cohort-specific measures of gender-typed behavior in future research. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).
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- Nicole F Kahn
- Carolina Population Center, Department of Maternal and Child Health, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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- Carolina Population Center, Department of Maternal and Child Health, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Tomić I, Burić J, Štulhofer A. Associations Between Croatian Adolescents' Use of Sexually Explicit Material and Sexual Behavior: Does Parental Monitoring Play a Role? ARCHIVES OF SEXUAL BEHAVIOR 2018; 47:1881-1893. [PMID: 29071546 DOI: 10.1007/s10508-017-1097-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2016] [Revised: 06/28/2017] [Accepted: 10/06/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The use of sexually explicit material (SEM) has become a part of adolescent sexual socialization, at least in the Western world. Adolescent and young people's SEM use has been associated with risky sexual behaviors, which has recently resulted in policy debates about restricting access to SEM. Such development seems to suggest a crisis of the preventive role of parental oversight. Based on the Differential Susceptibility to Media Effects Model, this study assessed the role of parental monitoring in the context of adolescent vulnerability to SEM-associated risky or potentially adverse outcomes (sexual activity, sexual aggressiveness, and sexting). Using an online sample of Croatian 16-year-olds (N = 1265) and structural equation modeling approach, parental monitoring was found consistently and negatively related to the problematic behavioral outcomes, regardless of participants' gender. While SEM use was related to sexual experience and sexting, higher levels of parental monitoring were associated with less frequent SEM use and lower acceptance of sexual permissiveness. Despite parents' fears about losing the ability to monitor their adolescent children's lives in the Internet era, there is evidence that parental engagement remains an important protective factor.
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- Ivan Tomić
- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb, I. Lučića 3, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia.
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Studies, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
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- Department of Sociology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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Parenting, Communication about Sexuality, and the Development of Adolescent Womens’ Sexual Agency: A Longitudinal Assessment. J Youth Adolesc 2018; 47:1486-1498. [DOI: 10.1007/s10964-018-0873-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2018] [Accepted: 05/16/2018] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Lefkowitz ES, Wesche R, Leavitt CE. Never Been Kissed: Correlates of Lifetime Kissing Status in U.S. University Students. ARCHIVES OF SEXUAL BEHAVIOR 2018; 47:1283-1293. [PMID: 29464454 PMCID: PMC5893370 DOI: 10.1007/s10508-018-1166-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2017] [Revised: 12/18/2017] [Accepted: 01/29/2018] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Kissing a partner occurs relatively early during adolescence. Thus, young adults who have never kissed are off-time from their peers. Substantial exploration in the areas of identity and intimacy occur during this period, and kissing may fulfill both of these functions, addressing autonomy and relatedness motives for sexual behaviors. We examined the prevalence and personal, contextual, and adjustment/health predictors of delayed onset of kissing. An ethnically and racially diverse sample of traditionally aged first year university students (N = 738; 50.7% female) completed online surveys. Only 14.2% of young adults had never kissed a partner on the lips. Compared to their peers who had kissed partners, young adults who had never kissed were more likely to be Asian-American, less likely to be in a romantic relationship, were less extraverted, were more likely to be in the Honors College, and drank alcohol less frequently. In bivariate models but not the multivariate model, young adults who had never kissed were more neurotic, had mothers who were less facilitating of independence, and had lower self-esteem. Findings inform understanding of normative sexuality development, and inform future research on normative and off-time sexual behaviors in young adulthood.
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- Eva S Lefkowitz
- Human Development and Family Studies, University of Connecticut, 348 Mansfield Rd., Unit 1058, Storrs, CT, 06269-1058, USA.
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- Center for AIDS Intervention Research, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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Thibodeau ME, Lavoie F, Hébert M, Blais M. Pathways Linking Childhood Maltreatment and Adolescent Sexual Risk Behaviors: The Role of Attachment Security. JOURNAL OF SEX RESEARCH 2017; 54:994-1005. [PMID: 28467103 PMCID: PMC5800881 DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2017.1316816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Previous research has shown an association between child maltreatment (sexual abuse, physical abuse, neglect, or witnessing interparental violence) and adolescent sexual risk behaviors (SRBs). The mechanisms explaining this association are not well understood, but attachment theory could provide further insight into them. This study examined the relationships between child maltreatment and SRBs and investigated anxious and avoidant attachment as mediators. The sample comprised 1,900 sexually active adolescents (13 to 17 years old; 60.8% girls) attending Quebec high schools. The results of path analyses indicated that neglect was associated with a higher number of sexual partners, casual sexual behavior, and being younger at first intercourse. Anxious attachment mediated the relation between neglect and number of sexual partners, whereas avoidant attachment explained the relation between neglect and number of sexual partners, casual sexual behavior, and age at first intercourse (for boys only). Sexual abuse was directly associated with all three SRBs. Neither anxious attachment nor avoidant attachment mediated these associations. Youth with a history of neglect and sexual abuse represent a vulnerable population that is likely to engage in SRBs. Interventions designed to induce a positive change in attachment security may reduce SRBs among victims of neglect.
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- b Département de sexologie , Université du Québec à Montréal
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- b Département de sexologie , Université du Québec à Montréal
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Boisvert I, Boislard MA, Poulin F. Early Sexual Onset and Alcohol Use and Misuse From Adolescence Into Young Adulthood. J Adolesc Health 2017; 61:514-520. [PMID: 28732719 DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2017.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2016] [Revised: 04/14/2017] [Accepted: 04/20/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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PURPOSE Little is known about the longitudinal association between early first heterosexual intercourse (e.g., intercourse before the age of 15 years) and alcohol use during adolescence and young adulthood. This study sought to determine whether early first heterosexual intercourse is associated with (1) frequency of alcohol use at age 16 years, (2) changes in alcohol use from ages 16 to 22 years, and (3) alcohol misuse at age 22 years, while controlling for alcohol use, antisocial behavior, pubertal timing, and parental monitoring in early adolescence. METHODS A sample of 289 participants (63% female) was surveyed annually from ages 12 to 22 years. RESULTS Latent growth curve modeling indicated that youth who experienced an early first heterosexual intercourse report a higher frequency of alcohol use at age 16 years compared with those who have experienced their first heterosexual intercourse at an "on-time" age. However, timing of first heterosexual intercourse was not related to growth in frequency of alcohol use over time. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis showed that experiencing an early first heterosexual intercourse predicted problematic alcohol use at age 22 years (β = .153, p = .027). These results were found while controlling for confounding individual- and family factor-level variables. CONCLUSIONS The effect of early first heterosexual intercourse on adolescent alcohol use appears to be long lasting and is associated with a more problematic use of this substance in young adulthood. Further research should be conducted to uncover the developmental processes involved.
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- Isabelle Boisvert
- Department of Sexology, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
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- Department of Sexology, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Gender Difference in the Influence of Family Interaction and Parenting Behaviours on Youth Sexual Intention. SOCIAL SCIENCES-BASEL 2017. [DOI: 10.3390/socsci6030105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Vasilenko SA. Age-varying associations between nonmarital sexual behavior and depressive symptoms across adolescence and young adulthood. Dev Psychol 2016; 53:366-378. [PMID: 27854469 DOI: 10.1037/dev0000229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Research has demonstrated associations between adolescent sexual behavior and depressive symptoms, but no single study has examined individuals at different ages throughout adolescence and young adulthood in order to determine at what ages sexual behavior may be associated with higher or lower levels of depressive symptoms. Using nationally representative longitudinal data and an innovative method, the time-varying effect model (TVEM), which examines how the strength of an association changes over time, this study examines how nonmarital sexual intercourse is associated with depressive symptoms at different ages, which behaviors and contexts may contribute to these associations, and whether associations differ for male and female participants. Findings indicate that sexual behavior in adolescence is associated with a higher level of depressive symptoms, particularly for female adolescents, and this association is relatively consistent across different partner types and adolescent contexts. Associations between sexual behavior and depressive symptoms in young adulthood are more dependent on partner factors and adolescent contexts; sexual behavior in young adulthood is associated with fewer depressive symptoms for women who have sex with a single partner and for men whose parents did not strongly disapprove of adolescent sexual behavior. Findings suggest that delaying sexual behavior into young adulthood may have some benefits for mental health, although contextual and relationship factors also play a role. (PsycINFO Database Record
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Chan L, Mohamad Adam B, Norazlin K, Siti Haida M, Lee V, Norazura A, Ek Zakuan K, Tan SM. Suicidal ideation among single, pregnant adolescents: The role of sexual and religious knowledge, attitudes and practices. J Adolesc 2016; 52:162-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2016.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2015] [Revised: 08/06/2016] [Accepted: 08/08/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Rossi E, Poulin F, Boislard MA. Trajectories of Annual Number of Sexual Partners from Adolescence to Emerging Adulthood: Individual and Family Predictors. J Youth Adolesc 2016; 46:995-1008. [PMID: 27665277 DOI: 10.1007/s10964-016-0571-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2016] [Accepted: 09/08/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Adolescent sexual development is not the same across the board, and can be seen as both normative as well as risky behavior, depending on factors such as age of onset and number of partners. This longitudinal study identified developmental trajectories of annual number of sexual partners from adolescence to emerging adulthood and their antecedents. From the ages of 16-22, 332 participants (60.8 % females) annually reported their number of sexual partners. Measures of adolescent and family characteristics taken at ages 13-15 were used as predictors. Group-based modeling identified four trajectory groups: the abstainers group (9.1 %), low-increasing group (30.6 %), medium-increasing group (53.0 %), and multiple-partners group (7.3 %). Multinomial logistical regressions indicated that better social competence increased chances of belonging to the multiple-partners group as compared to the abstainers and low-increasing groups, and more substance use predicted membership in the multiple-partners group as compared to the abstainers group. Moreover, females were overrepresented in the low-increasing and medium-increasing groups. These results imply a greater diversity in sexual development than proposed in the literature and highlight the importance of identifying the strengths and competencies associated with healthy sexual development along with the early risk factors.
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- Erika Rossi
- Université du Québec à Montréal, 100 Sherbrooke West, Québec, Canada, H2X 3P2
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- Université du Québec à Montréal, 100 Sherbrooke West, Québec, Canada, H2X 3P2.
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- Université du Québec à Montréal, 100 Sherbrooke West, Québec, Canada, H2X 3P2
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