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Reducing Sexual Risk among Racial/Ethnic-Minority Ninth Grade Students: Using Intervention Mapping to Modify an Evidenced-Based Curriculum
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Markham, Christine M.; Peskin, Melissa; Shegog, Ross; Cuccaro, Paula; Gabay, Efrat K.; Baker, Kimberly Johnson; Swain-Ogbonna, Honora I.; Edwards, Sharon; Tortolero, Susan R. – Journal of Applied Research on Children, 2017
Background: Racial/ethnic-minority 9th graders are at increased risk for teen pregnancy, HIV, and STIs compared to their White peers. Yet, few effective sexual health education programs exist for this population. Purpose: To apply "IM Adapt"--a systematic theory- and evidence-based approach to program adaptation--to modify an effective…
Descriptors: Grade 9, At Risk Persons, Racial Differences, Ethnicity
Dating Violence among Urban, Minority, Middle School Youth and Associated Sexual Risk Behaviors and Substance Use
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Lormand, Donna K.; Markham, Christine M.; Peskin, Melissa F.; Byrd, Theresa L.; Addy, Robert C.; Baumler, Elizabeth; Tortolero, Susan R. – Journal of School Health, 2013
Background: Whereas dating violence among high school students has been linked with sexual risk-taking and substance use, this association has been understudied among early adolescents. We estimated the prevalence of physical and nonphysical dating violence in a sample of middle school students and examined associations between dating violence,…
Descriptors: Dating (Social), Violence, High School Students, Sexuality