Armstrong, H., Steiner, R., Jayne, P., & Beltran, O. (2016). Individual-level protective factors for sexual health outcomes among sexual minority youth: a systematic review of the literature. Sex Health, 13(4), 311-327. doi:https://doi.org/10.1071/SH15200 This article does a systemic review of research on the individual factors related to sexual health outcomes in youth. The authors also present gaps in research and suggest future research areas to focus on,

Qu, Y., Galvan, A., Fuligni, A., Lieberman, M., & Telzer, E. (2015). Longitudinal Changes in Prefrontal Cortex Activation Underlie Declines in Adolescent Risk Taking. The Jourmal of Neuroscience, 35(32), 11308-11314 this article reviews the results of using a longitudinal functional magnetic resonance to measure brain changes or abnormalities in the risky behaviour of adolescents.

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. (2015, June 25). Models and Frameworks for the Practice of Community Engagement. Retrieved from ATSDR: https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/communityengagement/pce_models.html#:~:text=The%20social%20ecological%20model%20conceptualizes%20health%20broadly%20and,mental%2C%20and%20social%20well-being%20%28World%20Health%20Organization%2C%201947%29 This resource discuss the SEM and community engagement for public health change. There is a strong focus on the active community engagement continuim which is a way to measure 5 characteristics of community engagement.

Salazar LF, Bradley EL, Younge SN, Daluga NA, Crosby RA, Lang DL, DiClemente RJ. Applying ecological perspectives to adolescent sexual health in the United States: rhetoric or reality? Health Educ Res. 2010 Aug;25(4):552-62. doi: 10.1093/her/cyp065. Epub 2009 Dec 9. PMID: 20007196; PMCID: PMC2912548. this article reviews the real reasons or factors that weigh into adolescent health. there is a strong focus on the view that is currently popular; the individual factors. The authors reviews why this view is limited and incorrect.

Muchimba, M. (2019). Social-Ecological Predictors of Sexual Risk Behaviour Among Young Adults. Journal of Social, Behavioural, and Health Sciences, 13, pp. 1-14. doi:https://doi.org/10.5590/JSBHS.2019.13.1.01 This paper examines SEM factors that play into youth risky sexual behaviours. The author discusses protective factors as well as risk factors that increase risky sexual behaviour of youth.

Lys, C., Gesink, D., Strike, C., & Larkin, J. (2019). Social Ecological Factors of Sexual Subjectivity and Contraceptive Use and Access Among Young Women in the Northwest Territories, Canada. The Journal of Sexual Research, 58(8), 999-1008. doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2018.1544604 This article captures the complexities of being a youth female in a rural area. The author reviews inhibiting factors that may be more specific to the NWT, that impact females choice to access sexual health services.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2022). Social Ecological Model: A Framework For Prevention. Retrieved from CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/about/social-ecologicalmodel.html This website review the SEM; there is a strong focus on violence and the SEM.

Canadian Goverment. (2001, December). An Integrated Model of Population Health and Health Promotion. Retrieved from Goverment of Canada: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/population-health/population-health-promotion-integrated-model-population-health-health-promotion/developing-population-health-promotion-model.html

Whitaker, M., & Savage, T. (2014). Social-ecological Influences on Teen Dating Violence: A Youth Rights and Capabilities Approach to Exploring Context. Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma, 7(3), 163–174. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40653-014-0023-y

Barnert, E. S., Perry, R., Shetgiri, R., Steers, N., Dudovitz, R., Heard-Garris, N. J., Zima, B., & Chung, P. J. (2021). Adolescent Protective and Risk Factors for Incarceration through Early Adulthood. Journal of Child & Family Studies, 30(6), 1428–1440. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-021-01954-y

Kamke, K., Stewart, J.L. & Widman, L. Multilevel Barriers to Sexual Health Behavior Among Vulnerable Adolescent Girls in the USA. Sex Res Soc Policy 19, 822–833 (2022). https://0-doi-org.aupac.lib.athabascau.ca/10.1007/s13178-021-00594-7 This article reviews the limitations of simply looking at individual factors for sexual health in young females. The author reviews HEART, a web based training for sexual health and identity, and reviews limits in that specific training as it relates to the SEM