scholarly journals Condom Use Self-Efficacy Among Younger Rural Adolescents

2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 267-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiarney D. Ritchwood ◽  
Dolly Penn ◽  
Courtney Peasant ◽  
Tashuna Albritton ◽  
Giselle Corbie-Smith
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Condom Use ◽  
Relationship Quality ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Sexual Communication ◽  
African American Youth ◽  
Rural Adolescents ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Communication About Sex

This study examines the role of condom use knowledge and attitudes, and parent-teen communication about sex and relationship quality on reports of condom use self-efficacy among rural, African American youth. Participants were 465 North Carolinian youth (10-14 years). Results indicated that greater condom use self-efficacy was predicted by greater knowledge of condom use (β = .206; p < .001), more favorable attitudes toward condom use (β = −.20; p < .0001) and parent-teen communication about sex (β = .13; p < .05), and actual parent-teen communication about sex and dating (β = .14; p < .05). There was low agreement between parents and youth on measures related to parent-teen communication about sex. Findings call for interventions targeting improvement of condom use knowledge among early adolescents, as well as parent-teen communication about sex. In addition, given the low parent-teen agreement regarding sexual communication, parent-teen sexual communication is an important point of intervention.

scholarly journals Influence of sexual arousability on partner communication mediators of condom use among African American female adolescents

Sexual Health ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Swartzendurber ◽  
Sarah H. Murray ◽  
Jessica M. Sales ◽  
Robin R. Milhausen ◽  
Stephanie A. Sanders ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Condom Use ◽  
Sexual Arousal ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Sexual Communication ◽  
Female Adolescents ◽  
African American Female ◽  
Partner Communication ◽  
Sexual Arousability ◽  
Communication Frequency

Background Ample evidence shows that partner sexual communication is related to condom use. Although communication about safer sex may often occur when sexual arousal is high, no studies have examined arousability, one’s propensity for sexual arousal and partner sexual communication. The purpose of this study was to examine associations between sexual arousability and partner-related mediators of condom use among African American female adolescents, who have disproportionate risk for HIV and sexually transmissible infections (STIs). Methods: The study analysed self-reported baseline data from 701 African American females aged 14–20 years participating in a HIV/STI trial. Linear regression models examined associations between arousability and partner-related mediators of condom use (partner sexual communication self-efficacy, partner sexual communication frequency, sex refusal self-efficacy and condom use self-efficacy), controlling for age, impulsivity and relationship power. Results: Greater arousability was significantly associated with reduced levels of each partner communication outcome assessed (partner sexual communication self-efficacy, partner sexual communication frequency and sex refusal self-efficacy) but was not associated with condom use self-efficacy. Conclusions: Arousal and other positive aspects of sex have largely been ignored by HIV/STI prevention efforts, which primarily focus on individual behaviour. A population-level sexual health approach focusing on sexual wellbeing may reduce stigma, facilitate partner sexual communication and be more effective at reducing HIV/STI rates than traditional approaches.

Bullying Victimization and STIs: Parental Communication and Parental Sexual Communication as Moderators

2021 ◽  
pp. 104973152110348
Author(s):  
Jun Sung Hong ◽  
Dong Ha Kim ◽  
Junior Lloyd Allen ◽  
Moses Okumu ◽  
Jane J. Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Sexual Communication ◽  
Rank Order ◽  
African American Youth ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
African American Adolescents ◽  
Bullying Victimization ◽  
Parental Communication ◽  
Bully Victimization ◽  
Communication About Sex

Purpose: Informed by attachment theory, the current study explores whether the association between bullying victimization and STIs acquisition among African American youth is moderated by general parental communication or parental communication about sex. Method: Data were collected from 546 African American adolescents in four neighborhoods in Chicago’s South Side. Univariate analyses, Spearman’s rank-order correlation analyses, and hierarchical logistic regression analyses were conducted. Results: A positive association between bullying victimization and STIs acquisition was found. General parental communication did not moderate the association between bullying victimization and STIs acquisition. However, parental communication about sex did moderate the association between bullying victimization and youth STIs acquisition. Discussion: The study has important implications for developing interventions to address the adverse consequences of bully victimization that emphasize parental communication about sex as a major component.

scholarly journals Teacher Discrimination Reduces School Performance of African American Youth: Role of Gender

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shervin Assari ◽  
Cleopatra Howard Caldwell
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
School Performance ◽  
African American Youth ◽  
National Sample ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Males And Females

Background: Gender may alter African Americans’ vulnerability to discrimination. The type of outcomes that follow exposure to discrimination may also be gender-specific. Although teacher discrimination is known to deteriorate school performance, it is yet unknown whether male and female African American youth differ in the effect of teacher discrimination on school performance. Objective: This cross-sectional study explored the moderating role of gender on the effect of teacher discrimination on school performance in a national sample of African American youth. Methods: The National Survey of American Life-Adolescent Supplement (NSAL-A) enrolled a nationally representative sample (n = 810) of 13–17-year-old African American youth. Demographic factors, socioeconomic status, teacher discrimination, and school performance (grade point average, GPA) were measured. Linear multivariable regression models were applied for data analysis. Results: Males and females reported similar levels of perceived teacher discrimination. In the pooled sample, higher teacher discrimination was associated with lower school performance among African American youth (b = −0.35; 95% confidence interval (CI) = −0.49 to −0.22). Gender interacted with perceived teacher discrimination (b = 12; 95% CI = 0.24–2.02), suggesting a significant difference between males and females in the magnitude of the association between perceived teacher discrimination and GPA. In stratified models, perceived teacher discrimination was associated with worse school performance of females (b = −12; 95% CI = −0.03 to −2.78) but not males (b = 0.01; 95% CI = −0.07 to 0.08). Conclusion: In line with previous studies, gender was found to alter the vulnerability of African American youth to perceived discrimination. African American boys and girls may differ in their sensitivity to the effects of teacher discrimination on school performance.

Examining the role of parental factors on depression among Urban African American youth living in public housing

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 494-508 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony T. Estreet ◽  
Dawn Thurman ◽  
Sapphire Goodman ◽  
M. Taqi Tirmazi ◽  
Takisha J. Carter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Public Housing ◽  
African American Youth ◽  
Parental Factors
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