Young people often reach sexual maturity before psychosocial maturity; some therefore are sexually active before they are psychosocially mature (Tremblay 2001). The average age for one’s first sexual relations is now 15 years old, three to four years earlier than the preceding generation (Bourque 2002). Since teenagers are now beginning their sexual lives earlier, they are not necessarily properly equipped – cognitively, emotionally, or socially – to deal with the difficulties and manage the risks associated with sexuality