Christina Akre

Biographic Data

ID5221083
NAMEChristina Akre
GIVEN NAMESChristina
FAMILY NAMEAkre
SIGNATUREAKRE C
AFFILIATIONSInstitute of Social and Preventive Medicine
ORCID0000-0002-6938-0799
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS9
TOTAL CITATIONS18
WORKS AS AUTHOR9
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2010
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2020
H-INDEX2

  • Do Youths with a Chronic Condition Have Different Online Sexual Activity

    Marco Iuvara, Yara Barrense-Dias et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Sexual…2020

    Objective To determine whether youths with chronic conditions differ from healthy peers in their online sexual behavior.Methods Youths with limiting or non-limiting chronic conditions were compared to healthy controls about their online sexual practices separately by gender.Results Only females with limiting conditions had significantly greater online sexual activity than healthy ones, especially for activities involving or aiming to involve a pa…

  • Profile of Young Victims of Unwanted Sexual Experiences

    Open AccessDiane Auderset, Christina Akre et al.ARTICLESexuality Research and Social…2020References: 9

  • Opinions of Adolescents on Prevention Related to Sexting

    Open AccessYara Barrense-Dias, Christina Akre et al.ARTICLESexuality Research and Social…2020References: 5

  • Does the Primary Resource of Sex Education Matter? A Swiss National Study

    Yara Barrense-Dias, Christina Akre et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Sex Research2019Cited by: 1

    Sex education (SE) remains a subject of debate, including controversies on resources. The purpose of this paper was to determine the main SE resource during adolescence and its associations with personal characteristics and sexual behaviors of youths. Data were obtained from a self-administrated Swiss national survey on sexuality among young adults (mean age 26.3). Participants (N = 4978) were divided into six groups according to their main SE re…

  • When It Deviates It Becomes Harassment, Doesn’t It?” A Qualitative Study on the Definition of Sexting According to Adolescents and Young Adults, Parents, and Teachers

    Open AccessYara Barrense-Dias, Joan-Carles Surís et al.ARTICLEArchives of Sexual Behavior2019Cited by: 5References: 34

  • Sexting and the Definition Issue

    Open AccessYara Barrense-Dias, André Berchtold et al.ARTICLEJournal of Adolescent Health2017

  • Disordered Eating

    Sabine Ammann, André Berchtold et al.ARTICLEBehavioral Medicine2017

    Disordered eating (DE) is known to predominate among girls, and historically studies have focused primarily on them. This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the characteristics of adolescent and young adult males at risk of DE. Participants (N = 2269; 15-24 years) in a study assessing their lifestyle were divided into two groups based on the SCOFF five-question screening tool: a SCOFF[+] group for participants at risk of disordered eating…

  • Associations Between Online Pornography and Sexual Behavior Among Adolescents

    Open AccessMarie-Thérèse Luder, Isabelle Pittet et al.ARTICLEArchives of Sexual Behavior2011Cited by: 12References: 26

  • Who eats healthily? A population-based study among young Swiss residents

    Open AccessMarietta Meier, André Berchtold et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2010

    Objective To assess whether Swiss residents aged 15–24 years follow current nutritional guidelines and whether differences exist according to gender and weight status. Design Cross-sectional national survey. Setting Switzerland. Subjects The 1786 participants (48·4 % women) were divided into overweight, normal weight and underweight. We used traditional BMI cut-offs for people ≥18 years of age (underweight = BMI 2 , normal weight = BMI ≥ 18·5 kg/…