Correlates of Risky Sexual Activity for Urban African American Youth in an Alternative Education Program

Bibliographic Data

ID9729649
AuthorsSteven B Carswell (0000-0001-7437-2964, Friends Research Institute, Baltimore, MD, USA, corresponding author), THOMAS E HANLON (Friends Research Institute, Baltimore, MD, USA), Amy M Watts (Friends Research Institute, Baltimore, MD, USA), Kevin E O’Grady (0000-0001-6565-7802, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD, USA)
Year2014
Volume46
Issue6
Pages631-652
Publication date2014-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEducation and Urban Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0013-1245 • E-ISSN: 1552-3535
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0013124512468005
OpenAlexW2001537586
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited44

This study examined the link between developmental risk and protective factors and risky sexual activity among 222 urban African American youth attending an alternative education program (AEP) because of problematic behavior. Self-report information provided by these AEP participants revealed that, for the risk and protective factors examined, the extent of their involvement in delinquent activity, including substance use, and the less parental monitoring they received were the principal correlates of both the likelihood of the initiation and extent of their engagement in risky sexual activity. Findings of the study also illustrate the feasibility of the early identification of individuals likely to be at increased risk for the development of sexually-related short and long-term adverse health outcomes

African american · Developmental psychology · Juvenile delinquency · Positive Youth Development · Substance use · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Child Abuse and Trauma · Clinical Psychology · Homelessness and Social Issues · Psychology

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