Promotive peer contexts of academic and social adjustment among rural African American early adolescent boys.

2013 ◽  
Vol 83 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 278-288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jill V. Hamm ◽  
Kerrylin Lambert ◽  
Charlotte A. Agger ◽  
Thomas W. Farmer
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Social Adjustment ◽  
Early Adolescent ◽  
Adolescent Boys ◽  
Peer Contexts

scholarly journals Exploring Condom Use Behaviors Among African American Adolescent Boys in the Deep South

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 155798832110090
Author(s):  
Jessica Thames Chambliss ◽  
Retta Evans ◽  
Anneliese Bolland ◽  
Martha S. Wingate ◽  
John M. Bolland
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Condom Use ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Unplanned Pregnancy ◽  
The United States ◽  
Deep South ◽  
Adolescent Boys ◽  
African American Adolescent ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Increased Risk

Risky sexual behaviors among adolescents can increase adverse outcomes including unplanned pregnancy or contraction or transmission of disease. Adolescents who engage in risky sexual activities are at increased risk for adverse health and social outcomes compared to those who do not engage. Despite declines in adolescent pregnancy and birth rates, the diagnosis of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is steadily increasing among adolescents. Moreover, African American adolescent boys in the United States, specifically in the southeastern region are disproportionally at greater risk for STIs, and STI diagnosis within this population has increased over time, compared to their white counterparts. This study sought to identify factors associated with condom use among adolescent boys in the Deep South. Using data from the Mobile Youth Survey, a longitudinal adolescent community-based survey, this study assessed the relationship between personal, behavioral, and environmental factors and condom use among African American adolescent boys (14–19 years). Younger participants (14–15 and 16–17) were more likely to use a condom during the last sexual intercourse compared to older participants (18–19 years). High positive attachment to boy/girlfriend was associated with increased condom use. The number of sexual partners, age at their first sexual encounter, recent sexual behavior, and having an STI were also associated with increased condom use among participants. The study provides further insights into factors associated with condom use among African American adolescent boys and results can inform the development of sexual health interventions.

Vastus lateralis muscle volume prediction in early-adolescent boys

2021 ◽  
pp. 110735
Author(s):  
Theresa Domroes ◽  
Gunnar Laube ◽  
Sebastian Bohm ◽  
Adamantios Arampatzis ◽  
Falk Mersmann
Keyword(s):  
Vastus Lateralis ◽  
Muscle Volume ◽  
Early Adolescent ◽  
Vastus Lateralis Muscle ◽  
Adolescent Boys ◽  
Lateralis Muscle

Drug Use, Drug Trafficking, and Weapon Carrying Among Low-Income, African-American, Early Adolescent Boys

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 93 (6) ◽  
pp. 1065-1072
Author(s):  
Maureen M. Black ◽  
Izabel B. Ricardo
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Drug Trafficking ◽  
Early Adolescent ◽  
Weapon Carrying ◽  
Risk Practices ◽  
Drug Involvement ◽  
Drug Activities

Objective. To examine relationships involving three extremely high-risk behaviors (drug use, drug trafficking, and weapon carrying) among low-income, urban, African-American early adolescent boys using both quantitative and qualitative methods. Method. The quantitative phase included 192 African-American boys from 9 through 15 years of age recruited from recreation centers located in low-income communities. Youth completed a survey addressing personal risk practices; intentions to engage in risk practices; risk taking among family, friends and community; and values toward risk practices. They also completed standardized assessments of sensation seeking, perceived peer pressure, and parent-child communication. All questionnaires were self-administered through MacIntosh computers programmed to present questions aurally and visually. The qualitative phase included 12 African-American youth from low-income, urban families. The youth participated in 60- to 90-minute interviews regarding drug activities and violence. Results. Most boys (73%) were not involved in either drug activities or weapon carrying. Boys who were involved in drug activities or weapon carrying were often involved in other high-risk activities (cigarette and alcohol use, school failure and expulsion) and had low rates of adaptive communication with their parents. The boys reported high rates of drug involvement by their family, friends, and community. However, psychological and interpersonal factors were better predictors of individual risk activities than community or family variables. Personal values regarding economics predicted drug trafficking. More than 56% of the boys who reported past involvement in drug activities did not anticipate future involvement. Conclusions. Multilevel strategies are necessary to prevent involvement in drug activities and weapon carrying. Intervention programs should begin early and should promote communication between parents and children, adaptive behavior in school, and avoidance of cigarette and alcohol use. Community-level interventions are needed to alter the myth that drug involvement and weapon carrying are normative and to promote images that are less materialistic and more supportive of education and future-oriented activities.

scholarly journals Biopsychosocial Model of Dietary Restraint in Early Adolescent Boys

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara H. Mitchell ◽  
Trent A. Petrie ◽  
Christy A. Greenleaf ◽  
Scott B. Martin
Keyword(s):  
Biopsychosocial Model ◽  
Dietary Restraint ◽  
Early Adolescent ◽  
Adolescent Boys

Social Adjustment Experiences of African American College Students

1999 ◽  
Vol 77 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan M. Schwitzer ◽  
Oris T. Griffin ◽  
Julie R. Ancis ◽  
Celeste R. Thomas
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
African American ◽  
Social Adjustment ◽  
African American College Students

Anger in Early Adolescent Boys and Girls With Health Manifestations

2002 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 229-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adela Yarcheski ◽  
Noreen E. Mahon ◽  
Thomas J. Yarcheski
Keyword(s):  
Early Adolescent ◽  
Adolescent Boys

Levels of Interpersonal Concerns and Social Functioning in Early Adolescent Boys and Girls

2001 ◽  
Vol 76 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher C. Henrich ◽  
Sidney J. Blatt ◽  
Gabriel P. Kuperminc ◽  
Ada Zohar ◽  
Bonnie J. Leadbeater
Keyword(s):  
Social Functioning ◽  
Early Adolescent ◽  
Adolescent Boys ◽  
Interpersonal Concerns
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