Educating peers about human sexuality and birth control in natural settings: A social comparison perspective

Adolescents are being trained to play several important roles in educating peers about human sexuality and birth control. A social comparison perspective offers numerous advantages over a persuasive communication perspective in the design, implementation, and evaluation of such peer-education programs. In the social comparison perspective, peer educators serve as social referents, providing standards of knowledge and behavior for the contacts with respect to understanding sexuality and preventing pregnancy.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/24948/1/0000375.pd