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Do Parents and peers matter? A propective socio-ecological examination of substance use and sexual risk among African American Youth
(Elsevier, 2011)
We examined the direct contribution of parent and peer risk and promotive factors on youth condom use trajectories, in addition to the indirect influence of these factors via youth's substance use over four years in a ...
Sexual Pleasure and Intimacy Among Men Who Engage in "Bareback Sex"
(Springer, 2011)
Abstract An ethnically diverse sample of 120 mostly gay-identified men who engaged in "bareback" intercourse was recruited via the Internet in New York City. By study design three quarters of participants were HIV-uninfected ...
Mr. Right and Mr. Right Now: Romantic and Casual Partner-Seeking Online Among Young Men Who Have Sex with Men
(Springer, 2011)
Dating is a normative behavior for youth, yet few studies have examined the relationship between romantic partner-seeking and sexual behavior among young men who have sex with men (YMSM). This omission is most notable ...
Measuring Love: Sexual Minority Male Youths' Ideal Romantic Characteristics
(Routledge, 2011)
Research examining how sexual minorities characterize love within same-sex relationships is scarce. In this study, we examined the validity of Sternberg's Triangular Theory of Love in a sample of sexual minority male youth ...
Validity of the Sluggish Cognitive Tempo, Inattention, and Hyperactivity Symptom Dimension: Neuropsychological and Psychosocial Correlates
(Springer, 2011)
This study examined the latent structure and validity of inattention, hyperactivity-impulsivity, and sluggish cognitive tempo (SCT) symptomatology. We evaluated mother and teacher ratings of ADHD and SCT symptoms in 140 ...
A Propective Sudy of the Onset of Sexual Behavior and Sexual Risk in Youth Perinatally Infected with HIV
(Routledge, 2011-07-28)
Perinatally HIV-infected (PHIV+) youth are surviving into adolescence and young adulthood. Understanding the sexual development of PHIV+ youth is vital to providing them with developmentally appropriate HIV-prevention ...
Neighborhood Variation in Adolescent Alcohol Use: Examination of Socioecological and Social Disorganizations Theories
(Rutgers, 2011)
OBJECTIVE: Risk factors for adolescent alcohol use are typically conceptualized as individual and interpersonal level factors; however, these factors do not fully explain adolescent drinking behavior. We used a socioecological ...
Achieving Safety: Safer Sex, Communication, and Desire Among Young Gay Men
(Sage, 2011)
Conceptualizations of safer sex practices among young gay men (YGM) are frequently structured around communication between partners and the subsequent utilization or absence of condoms in a sexual encounter. Drawing on a ...