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01-05-2007 | Original Paper

Self-Esteem Enhancing Reasons for Having Sex and The Sexual Behaviors of African American Adolescents

Auteurs: Melissa L. Robinson, Grayson N. Holmbeck, Roberta Paikoff

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence | Uitgave 4/2007

Abstract

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 risky sexual behavior. Adolescents completed a questionnaire regarding their sexual behaviors and reasons for having sex at Wave 3 of data collection. Findings from the study revealed that females used condoms less consistently while males had more sexual partners and sexually debuted earlier. Regression analyses also indicated that males were more likely to endorse self-esteem enhancing reasons for having sex and those who did also reported a higher number of sexual partners. Males were more likely to endorse power-related reasons for having sex and those who did tended to sexually debut earlier. Across both genders, results suggested that those adolescents who endorsed more self-esteem enhancing reasons for having sex were less likely to use condoms consistently. Implications for prevention programs and future research are discussed.

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Titel: Self-Esteem Enhancing Reasons for Having Sex and The Sexual Behaviors of African American Adolescents
Auteurs: Melissa L. Robinson
Grayson N. Holmbeck
Roberta Paikoff
Publicatiedatum: 01-05-2007
Uitgeverij: Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence / Uitgave 4/2007
Print ISSN: 0047-2891
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-6601
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-006-9116-8

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