Testing pathways linking exposure to community violence and sexual behaviors among African American youth.
J Youth Adolesc
; 43(9): 1513-26, 2014 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-24327295
ABSTRACT
Exposure to community violence and HIV sexual risks are two major public health concerns among youth. This study tests various pathways linking exposure to community violence and sexual behaviors among African American adolescents. Using a sample of 563 (61% females) African American youth attending high school we examined whether problematic psychological symptoms, low school engagement, and/or negative perceptions of peer norms about safer sex functioned as pathways linking exposure to community violence and sexual behaviors. Major findings indicated that, for boys, the relationship between exposure to community violence and sexual début and sexual risk behaviors were linked by aggression. In addition, the relationship between exposure to community violence and sexual risk behaviors were linked by negative perceptions of peer attitudes about safer sex. For girls, the relationship between exposure to community violence and sexual début was linked by aggression and negative perceptions of peer attitudes about safer sex. These findings provide support for pathways linking exposure to community violence to sexual behaviors.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Violencia
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Negro o Afroamericano
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Conducta del Adolescente
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Psicología del Adolescente
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Sexo Inseguro
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Youth Adolesc
Año:
2014
Tipo del documento:
Article