A recent audit by the U.S. Agency for International Development's inspector general has "raised questions about several USAID expenditures" on a number of "faith-based" projects initiated during former President George W. Bush's administration, a
Sexual Behavior Of African American Adolescent Girls And Young Women Affected By Fear Of Abuse A new study finds that the fear of abuse may heighten the risk of possible acquisition of a sexually transmitted infection (STI) among adolescent girls and young women as negotiating condom use diminishes. Researchers examined the interactive effects of fear of abuse and knowledge of STIs on sexual risk behaviors in a sample of 715 African American young adult women, aged 15 to 21 years.
Children Viewing Adult-targeted TV May Become Sexually Active Earlier In Life Early onset of sexual activity among teens may relate to the amount of adult content children were exposed to during their childhood, according to a new study released by Children's Hospital Boston. Based on a longitudinal study tracking children from age six to eighteen, researchers found that the younger children are exposed to content intended for adults in television and movies, the earlier t
Promiscuous Men More Likely To Rape This is one of the findings of Sophia Shaw and colleagues from the University of Leicester who will present their research at the British Psychological Society Division of Forensic Psychology Annual Conference today, Tuesday 23rd June, at the University of Central Lancashire, Preston. First, 101 men aged between 18 and 70 completed questionnaires regarding their sexual history, personality an
Research Presented At The American Sociological Association Annual Meeting Dozens of Indiana University researchers are participating in the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association. Below are examples of some of the studies. Out in the Country Gay depictions in the media have "exploded" in the last 10 years but rural gay, lesbian, bisexual and transsexual youth still find it difficult to find people like them on TV or in the movies.
The Ugly Truth About One Night Stands Men are far more interested in casual sex than women. While men need to be exceptionally attractive to tempt women to consider casual sex, men are far less choosy. These findings1 by Dr Achim Schützwohl, from the Department of Psychology at Brunel University in the UK, and his team are published online in Springer's journal Human Nature.
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