Trends in adolescent sexual health, the relation between parenting and adolescent sexual outcomes, and adolescent sexuality interventions with a parent component are reviewed. American adolescents have higher rates of unprotected sex and sexually transmitted infections contraction than adults and nine times the teen pregnancy rate of their European counterparts. Parenting efforts are related to...

BACKGROUND A research framework based on the personal characteristic defined by a sense of coherence (SOC) focuses on the effective use of resources to maintain good health. OBJECTIVES To test the hypothesis that individual differences in SOC are associated with healthier lifestyle choices independently of social class and education. DESIGN AND SETTING Cross sectional. Population based coho...

Preordering School Lunch Encourages Better Food Choices by Children Nearly one-third of children between ages 6 and 19 years are considered obese1 and their choosing of less healthy foods in school lunchroomsmaycontribute.2 Toencourage students to select healthier foods, recent researchhas focusedonhowenvironmental changesandbehavioral economicscanguidechildren tomakehealthier choices.3,4 This ...

BACKGROUND Both media use and cancer knowledge have been identified as important predictors of a healthy lifestyle. However, little is known about the interplay between these two variables, and about differences between cancer diagnosed and non-diagnosed consumers of media and knowledge. This study investigated the relationship between media use (television and internet exposure) and lifestyle ...

INTRODUCTION The foundation for healthy lifestyle behaviors begins in childhood. As such, the relationships among cognitive beliefs, healthy lifestyle choices, and healthy lifestyle behaviors in adolescents have been explored. The purpose of this study was to assess the relationships among cognitive variables, social support, and healthy lifestyle behaviors in adolescents. METHOD A descriptiv...