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Direct linkBrakefield, Tiffany; Wilson, Helen; Donenberg, Geri – Journal of Adolescence, 2012
African American (AA) adolescent girls are at heightened risk for HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and thus knowledge of factors related to risky sexual behavior in this population is crucial. Using Social Learning Theory (Bandura, 1977), this paper examines pathways from female caregivers' risky sexual behavior and substance use to…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Social Theories, Learning Theories, Caregivers
Alleyne, Binta; Coleman-Cowger, Victoria H.; Crown, Laurel; Gibbons, Maya A.; Vines, Linda N. – Journal of Adolescence, 2011
This study examines the relationship between dating violence, forced sexual intercourse (FSI), and four measures of sexual risk taking (i.e., age at first sex, number of recent (within the last three months) sex partners, alcohol/drug use at last sex, and condom use at last sex) among a sample of 1124 ethnically diverse sexually active adolescents…
Descriptors: Violence, Sexual Harassment, Racial Differences, Drug Abuse
Donenberg, Geri R.; Emerson, Erin; Mackesy-Amiti, Mary Ellen – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2011
Objective: To examine the associations among mental health problems, maternal monitoring and permissiveness, mother-daughter communication and attachment, and sexual behaviors among African American girls receiving outpatient psychiatric care. Youths with mental health problems report higher rates of HIV-risk behavior than do their peers, and…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Mothers, Daughters, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Robinson, Melissa L.; Holmbeck, Grayson N.; Paikoff, Roberta – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2007
A sample of 146 African American adolescents living in impoverished neighborhoods with high HIV rates participated in the Chicago HIV Prevention and Adolescent Mental Health Project (CHAMP), a longitudinal study of adolescent HIV risk exposure. The current study examined self-reported reasons why African American adolescents may participate in…
Descriptors: Poverty, Communicable Diseases, Urban Areas, Mental Health
Lyons, Thomas; Chandra, Gopika; Goldstein, Jerome – AIDS Education and Prevention, 2006
This study examines 12-step groups for recovery from methamphetamine and cocaine use that are attended by men having sex with men and the impact of attendance on HIV risk behavior. Participants in Crystal Meth Anonymous and other 12-step groups were interviewed up to 3 months since their last substance use. Sixty-two initial interviews, and…
Descriptors: Cocaine, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Drug Abuse, Sexuality
