A Theater-Based Approach to Primary Prevention of Sexual Behavior for Early Adolescents
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11670950 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lisa Lieberman (0000-0001-6506-3019, Montclair State University, corresponding author), Lisa D Lieberman (Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, USA), Cydelle Berlin (St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY, USA), Lori‐Ann Palen (0009-0004-6577-1065, RTI International), Lori-Ann Palen (RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA), Olivia Silber Ashley (RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA), Olivia Ashley (0009-0008-1301-8222, RTI International) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 730-753 |
| Publication date | 2011-12-05 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Early Adolescence (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0272-4316 • E-ISSN: 1552-5449 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0272431611424726 |
| OpenAlex | W2107931890 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 33 |
Early adolescence is a crucial period for preventing teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. This study evaluated STAR LO, a theater-based intervention designed to affect antecedents of sexual activity among urban early adolescents ( N = 1,143). Public elementary/middle schools received the intervention or served as a wait-listed comparison group in a quasi-experimental study. Students completed pretest and posttest questionnaires. Multivariate regression models were used to examine treatment effects. Comparison students showed significantly greater increases in sexual intentions and decreases in pro-abstinence attitudes and intended age of first sex than treatment group adolescents. Comparison girls showed significantly greater increases in desire to be a teen parent than STAR LO girls. Treatment group adolescents exhibited greater increases in sexual knowledge than comparison group adolescents, with stronger effects for boys than girls. The results suggest that this theater-based prevention program can help early adolescents develop knowledge, attitudes, and intentions that may prevent future sexual risk behavior
Abstinence · Affect (linguistics · Condom · Developmental psychology · Environmental health · Family medicine · Family planning · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Intervention (counseling · Multivariate analysis · Population · Psychiatry · Safer sex · Sexual abstinence · Sexual behavior · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Child Abuse and Trauma · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,45 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2023 (9) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |