Ecological factors associated with adolescent sexual activity

Authors
Corcoran, J
Citation
J. Corcoran, Ecological factors associated with adolescent sexual activity, SOCIAL W H, 30(4), 2000, pp. 93-111
Citations number
58
Categorie Soggetti
Social Work & Social Policy
Journal title
SOCIAL WORK IN HEALTH CARE
ISSN journal
00981389 → ACNP
Volume
30
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
93 - 111
Database
ISI
SICI code
0098-1389(2000)30:4<93:EFAWAS>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
Bronfenbrenner's (1979) ecological systems theory was used as an organizing framework for the research on teenage sexual activity. Per Bronfenbrenner' s theory, the literature is discussed according to macrolevel (system-wide) , mesolevel (immediate social environment), and microlevel (individual) fac tors that are associated with adolescent sexual involvement. Following the review, implications for social work are explored.