Sexual Victimization and Family Violence Among Urban African American Adolescent Women

2012 ◽  
Vol 18 (11) ◽  
pp. 1319-1338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angie C. Kennedy ◽  
Deborah Bybee ◽  
Shanti J. Kulkarni ◽  
Gretchen Archer
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Family Violence ◽  
Sexual Victimization ◽  
African American Adolescent ◽  
Adolescent Women ◽  
Urban African American Adolescent

scholarly journals BMI and disordered eating in urban, African American, adolescent girls: The mediating role of body dissatisfaction

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. 59-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stacy Buckingham-Howes ◽  
Bridget Armstrong ◽  
Megan C. Pejsa-Reitz ◽  
Yan Wang ◽  
Dawn O. Witherspoon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Body Dissatisfaction ◽  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
African American Adolescent ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Urban African American Adolescent

scholarly journals Go Girls!: Results from a Nutrition and Physical Activity Program for Low-Income, Overweight African American Adolescent Females

2000 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 616-631 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ken Resnicow ◽  
Amy Lazarus Yaroch ◽  
Anissa Davis ◽  
Dongqing Terry Wang ◽  
Sakinah Carter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
African American ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Behavioral Activity ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Low Fat ◽  
Cognitive Assessments ◽  
African American Adolescent ◽  
Adolescent Women

This article describes the development, implementation, and results of an intervention designed for inner-city, overweight African American adolescent women. Fifty-seven participants were recruited from four public housing developments. Participants were administered physiologic, dietary, and cognitive assessments at baseline and immediately postintervention. Each session comprised three elements: (1) an educational/behavioral activity, (2) 30 to 60 minutes of physical activity, and (3) preparation and tasting of low-fat meals. In the absence of a control group, results were compared for high and low attenders, the former defined as attending at least 50% of the sessions. High attenders ( n = 26) showed more favorable 6-month posttest values for most outcomes compared with low attenders ( n = 31). These effects achieved statistical significance for nutrition knowledge, low-fat practices, perceived changes in low-fat practices, and social support.

scholarly journals Arousability as a predictor of sexual risk behaviours in African-American adolescent women

Sexual Health ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica R. Wood ◽  
Robin R. Milhausen ◽  
Jessica M. Sales ◽  
Cynthia A. Graham ◽  
Stephanie A. Sanders ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Sexual Risk ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Inconsistent Condom ◽  
African American Adolescent ◽  
Adolescent Women ◽  
Sexually Transmissible Infections ◽  
Sexual Arousability ◽  
The Impact

This study examined the impact of sexual excitation (arousability) on sexual risk-taking behaviours in a community sample of African-American adolescent women. A sample of 701 African-American adolescent women completed measures examining their propensity for sexual arousal, impulsivity and sexual behaviour. Compared with women with a lower propensity for sexual arousability, women with a higher propensity reported a greater number of sexual partners, more inconsistent condom use, a greater likelihood of having engaged in sexual intercourse with ‘risky’ partners, and sex while high on alcohol or drugs. These results indicate that women who have a greater propensity to become sexually aroused in a variety of situations may be at a greater risk for contracting HIV or sexually transmissible infections relative to women with a lower propensity for arousal. This suggests that individual differences in the propensity to become sexually aroused should be considered when developing intervention approaches targeting young African-American women.

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