Pathways to Sexual Risk Taking Among Female Adolescent Detainees

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dc.contributor.authorLopez, V., Kopak, A., Robillard, A., Gillmore, M. R., Holliday, R. C., & Braithwaite, R. L.
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-05T20:32:48Z
dc.date.available2014-08-05T20:32:48Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractSexual risk taking among female delinquents represents a significant public health problem. Research is needed to understand the pathways leading to sexual risk taking among this population. This study sought to address this issue by identifying and testing two pathways from child maltreatment to non-condom use among 329 White and 484 African American female adolescent detainees: a relational pathway and a substance use coping pathway. The relational pathway indicated that child maltreatment would be related to non-condom use via depressive self-concept and condom use self-efficacy. The substance use coping pathway suggested that depressive self-concept and alcohol-based expectancies for sexual enhancement would mediate the relationship between child maltreatment and non-condom use. As hypothesized, the relational pathway variables were associated with one another in the expected directions; however, evidence of mediation was not found. Support for mediation was found for the substance use coping pathway. Exploratory across group comparison analysis indicated that the relational pathway was significant for White girls whereas the substance use coping pathway was significant for African American girls. Limitations and implications for future research are discussed. (Author Abstract)en_US
dc.identifier.citationLopez, V., Kopak, A., Robillard, A., Gillmore, M. R., Holliday, R. C., & Braithwaite, R. L. (2011). Pathways to sexual risk taking among female adolescent detainees. Journal of youth and adolescence, 40(8), 945-957.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3209805/pdf/nihms-331512.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/1615
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherJournal of youth and adolescenceen_US
dc.subjectchild abuseen_US
dc.subjectsex risk takingen_US
dc.subjectdelinquencyen_US
dc.subjectadolescenceen_US
dc.subjectteensen_US
dc.subjectfemalesen_US
dc.subjectincarcerationen_US
dc.subjectdetaineesen_US
dc.subjectdepressionen_US
dc.subjectself-esteemen_US
dc.subjectraceen_US
dc.subjectcondom useen_US
dc.subjectsubstance abuseen_US
dc.subjectresearchen_US
dc.titlePathways to Sexual Risk Taking Among Female Adolescent Detaineesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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