Sexual Diversity: Sexuality and Female Adolescence: Article List:

Full list of articles and documents from the Sexual Diversity Sexual Diversity: Sexuality and Female Adolescence category. Though these articles may have since been updated they are listed by their original publish date, with the most recent documents first.

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Adolescent Girls Publications
Hormones May Affect Girls Interests But Not Gender Identity or Playmates Prenatal exposure to male hormones influence which activities girls are interested in, but effects of those hormones do not extend to gender identity or who they socialize with.
Psychological Problems Last Into Adulthood for Girls Who Mature Early Girls who get periods early more psychologically vulnerable as teenagers with more frequent and severe mental health problems, from depression to anxiety, eating disorders, delinquency, substance abuse and failing or dropping out of school.
Social Media Promotes Skeletal Images of Women Using #Bonespiration and #Thinspiration Hashtag Images of thin female bodies with protruding bones and skinny limbs posted on social media with hashtags #Bonespiration and #Thinspiration.
Girls Start Believing Harmful Gender Stereotypes by Age 6 Research reveals stereotyping affects girls as young as 6 years old, often influencing their activity choices.
Study Finds Girls Feel Unprepared For Puberty Research reveals girls from low-income families in the U.S. are unprepared for puberty and have largely negative experiences of this transition.
20% of Unvaccinated Ethnic School Girls Think They Don't Need HPV Vaccine Around 20 per cent of girls from ethnic minority backgrounds are not being vaccinated against the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV).
Alcohol and First Sex: Risks for Young Women Study raises questions about how schools and parents approach talking about drinking and sex..
Girls Lose Friends for Having Sex - But Gain Friends for Making Out Girls, who defy traditional gender scripts by having sex, lose both male and female friendships, but boys who defy gender scripts by making out without having sex mainly lose male friends.
Sexual Consequences for Girls who Drink Alcohol - Study Study documents extent of unexpected sexual consequences for young women who drink alcohol - Could lead to interventions that encourage safer behaviors in young women and men.
40% of Teenage Girls Experience Sexual Coercion in Relationships New research reveals more than four in ten teenage schoolgirls have experienced sexual coercion.
Only 50% of Teen Girls Get HPV Vaccine at Recommended Age The HPV vaccine protects against 70 percent of cervical cancers and 90 percent of genital warts cases.
Less Sexual Victimization After Assertiveness Training for Teen Girls Study participants in the My Voice, My Choice program practiced saying no to unwanted sexual advances in an immersive virtual environment.
Breast Size and Asymmetry Difference in Teen Girls Study shows mental health impact of breast size differences in teens as symmetry affects self-esteem and emotional health.
30% of Teen Girls Meet Offline Someone They Met Online Study highlights the risk that female teenagers face when they go online, often heightened for teen girls who have been victims of abuse or neglect.
Nearly 25% of Adolescent Girls Experience Physical Violence UNICEF data reveals magnitude of violence against adolescent girls and alarming attitudes that perpetuate such abuse.
Girls Mental Health Suffers If a Romance Unfolds Differently than Expected Study reveals adolescent girls having a romantic relationship play out differently than they imagined has negative implications for their mental health.