Adolescent sexuality and parent-adolescent processes: Promoting healthy teen choices

Trends in adolescent sexual health, the relation between parenting and adol escent sexual outcomes, and adolescent sexuality interventions with a paren t component are reviewed. American adolescents have higher rates of unprote cted sex and STI contraction than adults and nine times the teen pregnancy rate of their European counterparts. Parenting efforts are related to adole scent sexual behavior. The review of 19 relevant programs supports the inco rporation of theory and the ecological model in program design and evaluati on.