The Association of Sexual Experience with Attitudes, Beliefs, and Risk Behaviors of Inner-City Adolescents

Autor/inn/en	Silver, Ellen Johnson; Bauman, Laurie J.
Titel	The Association of Sexual Experience with Attitudes, Beliefs, and Risk Behaviors of Inner-City Adolescents
Quelle	In: Journal of Research on Adolescence, 16 (2006) 1, S.29-45 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1050-8392
DOI	10.1111/j.1532-7795.2006.00118.x
Schlagwörter	Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Adolescents; Association (Psychology); Risk; Urban Areas; Gender Differences; Age Differences; One Parent Family; Smoking; Drinking; Academic Achievement; Sexuality; Adolescent Attitudes; Knowledge Level; Peer Influence + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sexual transmitted disease; Geschlechtskrankheit; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Assoziation; Risiko; Urban area; Stadtregion; Geschlechterkonflikt; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Single parent family; Ein-Eltern-Familie; Rauchen; Trinken; Schulleistung; Sexualität; Wissensbasis
Abstract	We compared knowledge, attitudes, and demographic characteristics of 630 sexually experienced and 422 inexperienced inner-city adolescents aged 14-17 years. Sexual experience was associated with indicators of risk previously reported in the literature: male gender, older age, single-family home, smoking, drinking, and poorer academic performance. We found lower HIV knowledge in sexually inexperienced youth, which suggested an area of vulnerability compared with sexually active teens. However, most inexperienced adolescents intended to remain virgins for the next 6 months, most had peer groups they also perceived to be virgins, and they were more positive and confident about remaining abstinent. Differences between the groups suggest there may be benefits to developing intervention programs targeted to their different strengths and weaknesses. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10