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Zinzow, Heidi M.; Resnick, Heidi S.; Amstadter, Ananda B.; McCauley, Jenna L.; Ruggiero, Kenneth J.; Kilpatrick, Dean G. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2010
Rape is a well-established risk factor for mental health disorders such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression. However, most studies have focused on forcible rape tactics and have not distinguished these from tactics that involve drug or alcohol intoxication. The authors' aim was to examine correlates of PTSD and depression in a…
Descriptors: Rape, Females, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Mental Health
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Messman-Moore, Terri L.; Walsh, Kate L.; DiLillo, David – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2010
Objective: The current study examined emotion dysregulation as a mechanism underlying risky sexual behavior and sexual revictimization among adult victims of child sexual abuse (CSA) and child physical abuse (CPA). Methods: Participants were 752 college women. Victimization history, emotion dysregulation, and risky sexual behavior were assessed…
Descriptors: Contraception, Rape, Child Abuse, Risk
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Rothman, Emily F.; Decker, Michele R.; Reed, Elizabeth; Raj, Anita; Silverman, Jay G.; Miller, Elizabeth – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2008
The authors used qualitative research methods to explore the context and sexual risk behavior associated with sexual intercourse involving multiple males and one female, commonly called "running a train." Participants were 20 adolescent males aged 14 to 22 years who were either perpetrators of dating violence or perceived by teachers to…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Sexual Abuse, Research Methodology, Victims of Crime
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Watkins, Katherine E.; Ellickson, Phyllis L.; Vaiana, Mary E.; Hiromoto, Scott – Professional School Counseling, 2006
School counselors need to have accurate and age-appropriate prevention education information in order to counsel teens on drug use. This article presents developmentally specific prevention materials for the most important emerging substances of abuse: Ecstasy, methamphetamine, cough and cold medication, prescription opiates and stimulants, and…
Descriptors: Prevention, School Counselors, Rape, Focus Groups
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Richmond, Mardi – Reclaiming Children and Youth: Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Problems, 1998
Discusses the use of pamphlets to influence behavior and to enhance programs. Provides descriptions of 13 youth-oriented prevention materials that seek to provide information about sexuality. Pamphlet topics include abstinence, pregnancy, legal responsibility for fathers, birth control, HIV and safe sex, alcohol, drugs, sexually transmitted…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Contraception, Drinking
Yarber, William L.; Milhausen, Robin; Crosby, Richard A.; DiClemente, Ralph J. – American Journal of Health Education, 2002
This analysis determined the association between 13 selected health risk and protective factors and reporting two or more lifetime sexual intercourse partners and non-condom use for last coitus among sexually experienced U.S. rural high school students. The sample was 569 sexually experienced adolescent females and 561 sexually experienced…
Descriptors: Smoking, Females, Marijuana, At Risk Persons