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01-10-2012 | Original Paper

The Role of Implicit Measurement in the Assessment of Risky Behavior: A Pilot Study with African American Girls

Auteurs: Carlye Y. Kincaid, Deborah J. Jones, Michelle Gonzalez, B. Keith Payne, Robert DeVellis

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies | Uitgave 5/2012

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Abstract

With the aim of developing a novel strategy for identifying vulnerability for early sexual activity and adjustment problems, African American girls (n = 39) completed partially structured scenarios in which female characters of similar age faced circumstances characterized by varying levels of risk. Most girls indicated that they believed the characters would have sex, regardless of their own sexual history or the level of risk in the scenario. However, the combination of girls’ sexual history and girls’ predictions of characters’ behavior in the scenario provided more information regarding the girls at greatest risk for adjustment problems. Implicit techniques offer an additional strategy for identifying girls most vulnerable to adjustment difficulties in the context of early sexual activity.
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Metagegevens
Titel
The Role of Implicit Measurement in the Assessment of Risky Behavior: A Pilot Study with African American Girls
Auteurs
Carlye Y. Kincaid
Deborah J. Jones
Michelle Gonzalez
B. Keith Payne
Robert DeVellis
Publicatiedatum
01-10-2012
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Child and Family Studies / Uitgave 5/2012
Print ISSN: 1062-1024
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2843
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-011-9537-1

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