Change in Age-Specific, Psychosocial Correlates of Risky Sexual Behaviors Among Youth: Longitudinal Findings From a Deep South, High-Risk Sample

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dc.contributor.authorRitchwood, Tiarney D.
dc.contributor.authorHowell, Rebecca J.
dc.contributor.authorTraylor, Amy C.
dc.contributor.authorChurch, Wesley T., II
dc.contributor.authorBolland, John M.
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of North Carolina
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of North Carolina Chapel Hill
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Alabama Tuscaloosa
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-28T19:35:18Z
dc.date.available2023-09-28T19:35:18Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractThe current study examined psychosocial predictors of change in intercourse frequency and number of sexual partners among youth within a socio-ecological framework and assessed whether these determinants vary by stage of adolescent development. Longitudinal data were derived from a large, community study of adolescent risky behavior among predominantly high-risk, African American youth. Significant predictors of intercourse frequency for early adolescents included age, gender, self-worth, and familial factors; for older youth, age, gender, self-worth, curfews, and sense of community exerted significant effects. Among early adolescents, age, gender, self-worth, familial factors, and sense of community predicted change in the number of sexual partners in the previous year, while age, gender, self-worth, parental knowledge, curfews, and sense of community were predictive of change in the number of sexual partners in the previous year among older youth. Study implications and future directions are discussed.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationRitchwood, T. D., Howell, R. J., Traylor, A. C., Church, W. T., II, & Bolland, J. M. (2013). Change in Age-Specific, Psychosocial Correlates of Risky Sexual Behaviors Among Youth: Longitudinal Findings From a Deep South, High-Risk Sample. In Journal of Child and Family Studies (Vol. 23, Issue 8, pp. 1366–1377). Springer Science and Business Media LLC. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-013-9794-2
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10826-013-9794-2
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/11492
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.subjectSexual behavior
dc.subjectAdolescent
dc.subjectHigh-risk
dc.subjectAge differences
dc.subjectAFRICAN-AMERICAN YOUTH
dc.subjectSELF-ESTEEM
dc.subjectEARLY ADOLESCENCE
dc.subjectCONTRACEPTIVE USE
dc.subjectINTERCOURSE
dc.subjectPREVENTION
dc.subjectMODELS
dc.subjectURBAN
dc.subjectPARTNERS
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectFamily Studies
dc.subjectPsychology, Developmental
dc.subjectPsychiatry
dc.titleChange in Age-Specific, Psychosocial Correlates of Risky Sexual Behaviors Among Youth: Longitudinal Findings From a Deep South, High-Risk Sampleen_US
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