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Study: Abstinence Ed in Virginia cuts rate of sexual initiation by half
Dear Colleague:
We would like to make you aware of a research article that will be published in the
January/February 2008 issue of the American Journal of Health Behavior (AJHB), titled, "An Abstinence Program's Impact on Cognitive Mediators and Sexual Initiation" This paper reports the results of an evaluation study conducted by the Institute for Research & Evaluation in collaboration with, the Virginia Abstinence Education Initiative (VAEI). The article describes how an abstinence-only curriculum reduced the rate of virgin adolescents' sexual initiation by about one-half, twelve months after their participation in the program. The study provides credible evidence that "abstinence works" and that it is a viable strategy for improving the
sexual and emotional health of America's youth. It also provides tangible evidence for some causal mechanisms through which abstinence-only programs can reduce teen sexual behavior. Although not coming out in hard copy until 2008, the AJHB gives the Institute permission to distribute the article for professional use prior to that time.
Links to the article
Executive Summary
Full study (pdf)
You may distribute and quote from this published journal article, if you will please stay within the guidelines from the AJHB that are included below:
Guidelines from the AJHB for appropriate use of "An Abstinence Program's Impact on Cognitive Mediators and Sexual Initiation":
You may distribute and quote from this published journal article, if you will please stay within the guidelines from the AJHB that are included below:
Guidelines from the AJHB for appropriate use of "An Abstinence Program's Impact on Cognitive Mediators and Sexual Initiation":
PDF POLICY
Regarding thePDF, you will be able to print copies of [the] manuscript, email it to colleagues and Listservs, and/or have it available for personal and professional use. However, due to copyright laws, you cannot use the PDF for profit or potential profit. This includes, but is not limited to:
1) re-sale 2) publish in another publication media (book, manual, or journal), or 3) have businesses, corporations or companies distribute at conferences or online. These uses all require publisher approval. Essentially, it can only be used by the individual for personal and professional use, not for mass distribution. If you are unsure, please contact the Editor. Moreover, should you violate use of the copyright laws PNG Publications reserves the right to withdraw this specific limited use of the PDF manuscript and to pursue copyright infringement to the full extent of the law.
We hope this journal article will help you respond to the concerns of policy makers about the efficacy of the abstinence approach to teen sexual health, and will also help you focus your abstinence intervention on the things that matter most. Please let us know if we can provide
further information of this type for you.
Sincerely,
Stan E. Weed, Ph.D.
Director
Institute for Research & Evaluation
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