Attitudes and beliefs concerning sexual relationships among minority adolescent women.
Issues Ment Health Nurs
; 30(7): 436-42, 2009 Jul.
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| ID: mdl-19544127
ABSTRACT
Learning about one's sexuality is an important developmental task for the adolescent and has implications for a lifelong process of becoming a sexual being and reaching sexual maturity. Learning about intimacy in relationship with others is another important developmental task for the adolescent. The occurrence of interpersonal violence, particularly sexual, physical, or psychological violence, disrupts the development of intimacy which informs the process for becoming a sexual being. Society can assist adolescent females experiencing interpersonal violence to understand their sexual nature and make informed sexual decisions throughout their lifetime. This assistance requires a contextual understanding of the relationship between adolescent sexual development and the effects of interpersonal violence on this process. This study presents the groundwork needed to understand the contextual meanings of sexual relationships of adolescent females with a history of interpersonal violence and discusses the evolution of these adolescents' attitudes and beliefs for sexual health promotion.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Comportamento Sexual
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Mulheres
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Negro ou Afro-Americano
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Maus-Tratos Infantis
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Comportamento do Adolescente
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Americanos Mexicanos
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
País como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article