Adolescent Sexual Behaviors: Analyses of Context

Author

Catherine Marie Grello, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Date of Award

12-2005

Degree Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy

Major

Psychology

Major Professor

Deborah P. Welsh

Committee Members

Brian Barber, Robert Wahler, Warren Jones

Abstract

The three studies presented in this paper together examined personal, psychological, and relational variables and their association to adolescent sexual behaviors. By examining adolescent sexual behaviors in the context in which they are embedded and adding to our questions, non-coital sexual behaviors, the two studies presented here provide evidence that the relationship context is an important consideration. For some adolescents engaging in sexual behaviors is likely symptomatic; however, for others engaging in sexual behaviors is less problematic.

Recommended Citation

Grello, Catherine Marie, "Adolescent Sexual Behaviors: Analyses of Context. " PhD diss., University of Tennessee, 2005.
https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_graddiss/4306