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The physiology of adolescent sexual behaviour: A systematic review

Objectives: To examine physiological influences of adolescent sexual behaviour, including associated psychosocial factors. Methods: Systematic review. Results: Thirteen studies met the inclusion criteria relating to adolescents, physiology and sexual behaviour. We excluded studies relating to abnorm...

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Autores principales: Pringle, Jan, Mills, Kathryn L., McAteer, John, Jepson, Ruth, Hogg, Emma, Anand, Neil, Blakemore, Sarah-Jayne
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cogent 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5692360/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29201945
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311886.2017.1368858
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Mills, Kathryn L.
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Jepson, Ruth
Hogg, Emma
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description Objectives: To examine physiological influences of adolescent sexual behaviour, including associated psychosocial factors. Methods: Systematic review. Results: Thirteen studies met the inclusion criteria relating to adolescents, physiology and sexual behaviour. We excluded studies relating to abnormal development. Findings highlighted hormonal and gender differences. Females appear to be more influenced by psychosocial aspects, including the effects of peers, than males. Males may be more inclined to engage in unprotected sex with a greater number of partners. Early maturing adolescents are more likely to be sexually active at an early age. Conclusions: Hormonal, psychosocial context, and sexual preference need to be acknowledged in intervention development. Stage of readiness to receive information may differ according to gender and physiological maturity.
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spelling pubmed-56923602017-12-01 The physiology of adolescent sexual behaviour: A systematic review Pringle, Jan Mills, Kathryn L. McAteer, John Jepson, Ruth Hogg, Emma Anand, Neil Blakemore, Sarah-Jayne Cogent Soc Sci Review Article Objectives: To examine physiological influences of adolescent sexual behaviour, including associated psychosocial factors. Methods: Systematic review. Results: Thirteen studies met the inclusion criteria relating to adolescents, physiology and sexual behaviour. We excluded studies relating to abnormal development. Findings highlighted hormonal and gender differences. Females appear to be more influenced by psychosocial aspects, including the effects of peers, than males. Males may be more inclined to engage in unprotected sex with a greater number of partners. Early maturing adolescents are more likely to be sexually active at an early age. Conclusions: Hormonal, psychosocial context, and sexual preference need to be acknowledged in intervention development. Stage of readiness to receive information may differ according to gender and physiological maturity. Cogent 2017-01-01 /pmc/articles/PMC5692360/ /pubmed/29201945 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311886.2017.1368858 Text en © 2017 The Author(s). This open access article is distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 license You are free to: Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format. Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially. The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms. Under the following terms: Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. No additional restrictions You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.
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