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Aspy, Cheryl B.; Vesely, Sara K.; Oman, Roy F.; Rodine, Sharon; Marshall, LaDonna; McLeroy, Ken – Journal of Adolescence, 2007
The role of parental communication and instruction concerning sexual behaviour were studied in a community-based sample of 1083 youth aged 13-17 (mean age of 15 years; 51% girls, 49% White). The Youth Asset Survey was administered along with items measuring demographics and youth risk behaviours. After controlling for demographic factors,…
Descriptors: Role Models, Pregnancy, Multivariate Analysis, Risk
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Rotheram-Borus, M. J.; And Others – Journal of Adolescence, 1991
Assessed general knowledge of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), beliefs about preventing AIDS, and sexual behavior among 60 sexually delinquent and 57 nondelinquent runaway adolescent males. Sexually delinquent youths scored significantly lower than nondelinquent youths in general knowledge of AIDS and were not able to discriminate safer…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Delinquency
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Jakobsen, Reidar; Rise, Jostein; Aas, Henrik; Anderssen, Norman – Journal of Adolescence, 1997
Focuses on whether early onset of noncoital sexual interactions (EONSI) is best understood in the same paradigm as adolescent problem behavior. A longitudinal study (N=927) revealed that EONSI was related to problem behavior; the higher ordered the noncoital sexual interaction was, the more strongly it correlated with measure of problem behavior.…
Descriptors: Adolescent Behavior, Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems