Peer-reviewed journal articles published within the last six months are listed here, linked from relevant news stories when appropriate. To learn more on how to best read and interpret the findings from clinical research, see
In Brief: Interpreting Research Studies from the Guttmacher Institute.
Aarons, Gregory A., et al. Association Between Mental and Physical Health Problems in High-Risk Adolescents: A Longitudinal Study. Journal of Adolescent Health 2008 Sept; 43 (3): 260-267.
Ball, Victoria and Kristin A. Moore, PhD. What Works for Adolescent Reproductive Health: Lessons from Experimental Evaluations of Programs and Interventions. Child Trends. May 2008: 2008-20.
Barnet B et al. Double jeopardy: depressive symptoms and rapid subsequent pregnancy in adolescent mothers. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2008 Mar;162(3):246-52.
Bossarte RM et al. Clustering of Adolescent Dating Violence, Peer Violence, and Suicidal Behavior. J Interpers Violence. 2008 Feb 5.
Boyce, William F., PhD, et al. Adolescent Risk Taking, Neighborhood Social Capital, and Health. Journal of Adolescent Health 2008 Sept; 43 (3): 246-252.
Brewster KL et al. Who's Doing It? Patterns and Predictors of Youths' Oral Sexual Experiences. J Adolesc Health. 2008 Jan;42(1):73-80.
Brown J, Wissow L. Discussion of Sensitive Health Topics with Youth During Primary Care Visits: Relationship to Youth Perceptions of Care. Journal of Adolescent Health. January 2009. 44(1): 48-54.
Chandra A, Martino SC, Collins RL, et al. Does Watching Sex on Television Predict Teen Pregnancy? Findings From a National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. Pediatrics 2008; 122: 1047-1054.
Chiapetta, Laurel, et al. Adolescent and Young Adult Women's Knowledge of and Attitudes Toward the Intrauterine Device. Contraception 2008 Sept; 78 (3): 211-217.
Corliss, H, Rosario, M, et al. Sexual Orientation Disparities in Longitudinal Alcohol Use Patterns Among Adolescents.Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. 2008 Nov. 162(11):1071-1078.
Crittenden C, Boris N, Rice J, et al. The Role of Mental Health Factors, Behavioral Factors, and Past Experiences in the Prediction of Rapid Repeat Pregnancy in Adolescence. Journal of Adolescent Health. January 2009. 44(1): 25-32.
Deblinger, PhD, Esther, et al. Girls Who Disclose Sexual Abuse: Urogenital Symptoms and Signs After Genital Contact. Pediatrics 2008 Aug; 122(2): e281-e286
Dempsey AF, et al. Behavior in Early Adolescence and Risk of Human Papillomavirus Infection as a Young Adult: Results From a Population-Based Study. Pediatrics 2008 July; 122(1): 1-7.
Dempsey AF et al.Using risk factors to predict human papillomavirus infection: Implications for targeted vaccination strategies in young adult women. Vaccine. 2008 Feb; 26(8): 1111-1117.
DiClemente RJ et al. Prevalence, correlates, and efficacy of selective avoidance as a sexually transmitted disease prevention strategy among African American adolescent females. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2008 Jan;162(1):60-5.
Dorn, L, Susman, E, Pabst, S, et al. Association of Depressive Symptoms and Anxiety with Bone Mass and Density in Ever-Smoking and Never-Smoking Adolescent Girls. Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. 2008 December. 162(12):1181-1188.
Edwards, S, Zieman, M, et al. Initiation of Oral Contraceptives—Start Now! Journal of Adolescent Health. November 2008 43(5) 432-436.
Eisenberg ME et al.Support for Comprehensive Sexuality Education: Perspectives from Parents of School-Age Youth. J Adolesc Health. 2008 Apr; 42(4): 352-359.
Elmerstig E, Wijma B, Berterö C. Why Do Young Women Continue to Have Sexual Intercourse Despite Pain? Journal of Adolescent Health. 2008 October 43(4) 357-363.
Fargo, Jamison. Pathways to Adult Sexual Revictimization: Direct and Indirect Behavioral Risk Factors Across the Lifespan. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. October 2008: 1177/0886260508325489
Fegert, Joerg, et al. A Three-Country Comparison of Psychotropic Medication Prevalence in Youth. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health 2008 September; 2(26): 1753-2000.
Fisher HH et al. Correlates of HIV-Related Risk Behaviors in African American Adolescents from Substance-Using Families: Patterns of Adolescent-Level Factors Associated with Sexual Experience and Substance Use. J Adolesc Health. 2008 Feb;42(2):161-9.
Flicker S et al. Ethical approaches to adolescent participation in sexual health research. J Adolesc Health. 2008 Jan;42(1):3-10.
Garwick AW et al. Native teen voices: adolescent pregnancy prevention recommendations. J Adolesc Health. 2008 Jan;42(1):81-8.
Genel M, McCaffree M, Hendricks K, et al.A National Agenda for America's Children and Adolescents in 2008: Recommendations from the 15th Annual Public Policy Plenary Symposium, Annual Meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies, May 3, 2008. Pediatrics 2008 October; 122(4): 843-849.
Gidycz CA et al. Sexual Victimization and Health-Risk Behaviors: A Prospective Analysis of College Women. J Interpers Violence. 2008 Feb 13.
Glenn BL et al. Father and Adolescent Son Variables Related to Son's HIV Prevention. West J Nurs Res. 2008 Feb;30(1):73-89.
Goldie, Sue J., MD, MPH and Jane J. Kim, PhD. Health and Economic Implications of HPV Vaccination in the United States.New England Journal of Medicine 2008 Aug 21; 359 (8): 821-832.
Gray S et al. Predicting sexual initiation in a prospective cohort study of adolescents. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2008 Jan;162(1):55-9.
Halpern-Felsher, Bonnie. Oral Sexual Behavior: Harm Reduction or Gateway Behavior?Journal of Adolescent Health 2008 Sept; 43 (3): 231-238.
Hennessy M et al. Validating an index of adolescent sexual behavior using psychosocial theory and social trait correlates. AIDS Behav. 2008 Mar;12(2):321-31.
Hensel DJ et al. Variations in coital and noncoital sexual repertoire among adolescent women. J Adolesc Health. 2008 Feb;42(2):170-6.
Houlihan AE, et al. Sex and the Self. The Journal of Early Adolescence. 2008 Feb; 28(1): 70-91.
Hueston WJ et al. Prenatal care initiation among pregnant teens in the United States: an analysis over 25 years. J Adolesc Health. 2008 Mar;42(3):243-8.
Iacono, William G., PhD. An Adoption Study of Parental Depression as an Environmental Liability for Adolescent Depression and Childhood Disruptive Disorders. The American Journal of Psychiatry. 2008 June; 165:1148-1154.
Kahn JA, et al. Links Rates of Human Papillomavirus Vaccination, Attitudes About Vaccination, and Human Papillomavirus Prevalence in Young Women. Obstet Gynecol. 2008 May;111(5):1103-1110.
Kissin D, Anderson J, Kraft JM, et al. Is There a Trend of Increased Unwanted Childbearing Among Young Women in the United States?Journal of Adolescent Health. 2008 October 43(4) 364-371.
Kohler PK et al. Abstinence-only and comprehensive sex education and the initiation of sexual activity and teen pregnancy. J Adolesc Health. 2008 Apr;42(4):344-51.
Koniak-Griffin D et al. HIV Prevention for Latino Adolescent Mothers and Their Partners. West J Nurs Res. 2008 Mar 21.
Laflin MT et al. A longitudinal study of adolescent transition from virgin to nonvirgin status. J Adolesc Health. 2008 Mar;42(3):228-36.
Lau, Annie. Delivering Race Equality in Mental Health Services. The British Journal of Psychiatry. 2008; 14: 326-329.
Lee G, Lorick S, Pfoh E, et al. Adolescent Immunizations: Missed Opportunities for Prevention. Pediatrics. 2008 October; 122(4): 711-717.
Levine D et al. SEXINFO: a sexual health text messaging service for San Francisco youth. Am J Public Health. 2008 Mar;98(3):393-5.
Lindau ST et al. What schools teach our patients about sex: content, quality, and influences on sex education. Obstet Gynecol. 2008 Feb;111(2):256-66.
Loza, Melissa L., et al. Uptake of HPV Vaccine: Demographics, Sexual History and Values, Parenting Style, and Vaccine Attitudes. Journal of Adolescent Health 2008 Sept; 43 (3): 239-245.
Marhefka SL et al. Perceptions of Adolescents' Sexual Behavior Among Mothers Living With and Without HIV: Does Dyadic Sex Communication Matter? Arch Sex Behav. 2008 Jan 10.
Martino SE et al. Beyond the "Big Talk": The Roles of Breadth and Repetition in Parent-Adolescent Communication About Sexual Topics. Pediatrics. 2008 Mar; 121(3): 612-618.
McDonald J, Manlove J, Ikramullah E. Immigration Measures and Reproductive Health Among Hispanic Youth: Findings from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, 1997–2003. Journal of Adolescent Health. January 2009. 44(1): 14-24.
McDonnell DD et al. Risk Factors for Chlamydia Among Young Women in a Northern California Juvenile Detention Facility: Implications for Community Intervention. Sex Transm Dis. 2008 Jan 18.
Minnis AM et al. Gang Exposure and Pregnancy Incidence among Female Adolescents in San Francisco: Evidence for the Need to Integrate Reproductive Health with Violence Prevention Efforts. Am J Epidemiol. 2008 Feb 27.
Morrison-Beedy D et al. Predicting sexual risk behaviors among adolescent and young women using a prospective diary method. Res Nurs Health. 2008 Jan 29.
Mueller TE et al. The Association Between Sex Education and Youth's Engagement in Sexual Intercourse, Age at First Intercourse, and Birth Control Use at First Sex. J Adolesc Health. 2008 Jan;42(1):89-96.
Nagel K et al. Discussions Regarding Sperm Banking With Adolescent and Young Adult Males Who Have Cancer. J Pediatr Oncol Nurs. 2008 Feb 12.
Ogle S, Glasier A, Riley SC. Communication between parents and their children about sexual health. Contraception. 2008 Apr;77(4):283-8. 
Oldershaw A, et al. Parents’ Perspective on Adolescent Self-Harm. The Bristish Journal of Psychiatry. 2008 August; 193: 140-144.
Pajer, K, Stein, S, et al. Conduct Disorder in Girls: Neighborhoods, Family Characteristics, and Parenting Behaviors. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health. 2008 Oct. 2:28.
Petäjä T, Keränen H, Karppa T, et al. Immunogenicity and Safety of Human Papillomavirus (HPV)-16/18 as 04-Adjuvanted Vaccine in Healthy Boys Aged 10-18 Years. Journal of Adolescent Health. January 2009; 44(1): 33-40.
Raghavan R, Shi P, Aarons G, et al. Health Insurance Discontinuities Among Adolescents Leaving Foster Care. Journal of Adolescent Health. January 2009. 44(1): 41-47.
Reed, E., Silverman, J., et al. Social and Environmental Contexts of Adolescent and Young Adult Male Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence: A Qualitative Study. American Journal of Men’s Health 2008 September; 2(3): 260-271.
Rew L et al. Health educators' perceptions of a sexual health intervention for homeless adolescents. Patient Educ Couns. 2008 Mar 14.
Roche KM et al.Enduring consequences of parenting for risk behaviors from adolescence into early adulthood. Soc Sci Med. 2008 Feb 26.
Rolleri LA et al. Building Capacity of State Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Coalitions to Implement Science-Based Approaches. Am J Community Psychol. 2008 Feb 22.
Rosenbaum, Janet Elise. Patient Teenagers? A Comparison of the Sexual Behavior of Virginity Pledgers and Matched Nonpledgers. Pediatrics. January 2009. 123(1) 110-120.
Ryan C, Huebner D, Diaz R, et al. Family Rejection as a Predictor of Negative Health Outcomes in White and Latino Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Young Adults. Pediatrics. January 2009. 123 (1) 346-352.
Ryan S et al. Older Sexual Partners During Adolescence: Links to Reproductive Health Outcomes in Young Adulthood. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health. 2008 Mar; 40(1): 17-26.
Sales JM et al. Validation of the worry about sexual outcomes scale for use in STI/HIV prevention interventions for adolescent females. Health Educ Res. 2008 Mar 18.
Santelli, J, Carter, M, et al. Trends in Sexual Risk Behaviors, Nonsexual Risk Behavior Involvement, U.S. High School Students, 1991-2007. Journal of Adolescent Medicine. 2008 November. 10:1018.
Santelli J, Sandfort T, Orr M. Transnational comparisons of adolescent contraceptive use: what can we learn from these comparisons? Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2008 Jan;162(1):92-4.
Schillaci M, Waitzkin H, Sharmen T, et al. The Impact of Changing Medicaid Enrollments on New Mexico's Immunization Program. PLoS ONE. December 2008. 3(12): e3953
Smiler AP. "I wanted to get to know her better": Adolescent boys' dating motives, masculinity ideology, and sexual behavior. J Adolesc. 2008 Feb;31(1):17-32.
Solorio MR et al. Predictors of Sexual Risk Behaviors among Newly Homeless Youth: A Longitudinal Study J Adolesc Health. 2008 Jan 3.
Stueve A et al. Urban Young Women's Experiences of Discrimination and Community Violence and Intimate Partner Violence. J Urban Health. 2008 Mar 18.
Tanner A, Katzenstein K, Zimet G, et al. Vaginal Microbicide Preferences Among Midwestern Urban Adolescent Women. Journal of Adolescent Health. 2008 October 43(4): 349-356.
Tolou-Shams M et al. The Association Between Depressive Symptoms, Substance Use, and HIV Risk Among Youth With an Arrest History. J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2008 Jan;69(1):58-64.
Trent, M, Chung, S, et al. Subsequent Sexually Transmitted Infection After Outpatient Treatment of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease.Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. 2008 Nov. 162(11):1022-1025.
Ybarra ML et al. How risky are social networking sites? A comparison of places online where youth sexual solicitation and harassment occurs. Pediatrics. 2008 Feb;121(2):e350-7.
Zimmerman RS et al. Effects of a School-Based, Theory-Driven HIV and Pregnancy Prevention Curriculum. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health. 2008 Mar; 40(1): 42-51.
Zuckerman D, Abraham A. Teenagers and Cosmetic Surgery: Focus on Breast Augmentation and Liposuction. Journal of Adolescent Health. 2008 October; 43(4): 318-324.
