Citation

Eisenberg ME, Ackard DM, Resnick MD, Neumark‐Sztainer D. Perspect. Sex. Reprod. Health 2009; 41(4): 231-237.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Alan Guttmacher Institute)

DOI

10.1363/4123109

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

CONTEXT: Speculation in public discourse suggests that sexual encounters outside a committed romantic relationship may be emotionally damaging for young people, and federal abstinence education policy has required teaching that sexual activity outside of a marital relationship is likely to have harmful psychological consequences.