Author ORCID Identifier
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-13-2011
Publication Title
Children & Youth Services Review
Volume
33
Issue
10
First Page
1875
Last Page
1885
Abstract
Focus groups were conducted to assess what Mexican American and White male and female adolescents wished they had known about romantic and sexual relationships. Relevant gender and ethnic differences emerged in adolescents' desires and findings across all groups supported a need for comprehensive sexual education that contextualizes sexual activity within a framework that emphasizes socio-emotional skills and well-being. Adolescents' desires were emotional, relational, physical and interpersonal in nature. Youth preferred parents and school educators as key sources of information and support. Recommendations for prevention programming and policy are discussed.
Recommended Citation
Adams, H. & Williams, L. R. (2011). What they wish they would have known: Support for comprehensive sexual education from Mexican American and White adolescents’ dating and sexual desires. Children and Youth Services Review, 33, 1875-1885. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2011.05.013
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Comments
This article was published under Dr. Heidi Adams Rueda’s maiden name as Heidi L. Adams.
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Elsevier in Children and Youth Services Review on May 13, 2011, available online: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2011.05.013