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SynthesisHealth psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association2014

Adolescent sexual health communication and condom use: a meta-analysis.

Laura Widman, Seth M Noar, Sophia Choukas-Bradley, Diane B Francis

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Synthesis in Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 62 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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62citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

62 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 147 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Technology-Based Interventions to Reduce Sexually Transmitted Infections and Unintended Pregnancy Among Youth.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2018
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  8. Do As I Say: Using Communication Role-Plays to Assess Sexual Assertiveness Following an Intervention.Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education · 2016
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Laura WidmanDepartment of Psychology, University of North Carolina.
Seth M NoarSchool of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of North Carolina.
Sophia Choukas-BradleyDepartment of Psychology, University of North Carolina.
Diane B FrancisSchool of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of North Carolina.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · US

Funding

Virology, Immunology, and Microbiology CoreP30AI050410 · NIAID · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI DAVID M. MARGOLIS · 2001 to 2026
$76.9M
Mentoring Junior Investigators: Comprehensive HIV PreventionK24HD069204 · NICHD · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI GOLIN, CAROL E · 2013 to 2017
$789k
Reducing HIV Risk Among AdolescentsK99HD075654 · NICHD · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI WIDMAN, LAURA M. · 2013 to 2014
$174k
NIAID NIH HHS P30 AI050410NIAID NIH HHS P30 AI50410NICHD NIH HHS K24 HD069204NICHD NIH HHS K99 HD075654
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveCondom use is critical for the health of sexually active adolescents, and yet many adolescents fail to use condoms consistently. One interpersonal factor that may be key to condom use is sexual communication between sexual partners; however, the association between communication and condom use has varied considerably in prior studies of youth. The purpose of this meta-analysis was to synthesize the growing body of research linking adolescents' sexual communication to condom use, and to examine several moderators of this association.

methodA total of 41 independent effect sizes from 34 studies with 15,046 adolescent participants (M(age) = 16.8, age range = 12-23) were meta-analyzed.

resultsResults revealed a weighted mean effect size of the sexual communication-condom use relationship of r = .24, which was statistically heterogeneous (Q = 618.86, p < .001, I² = 93.54). Effect sizes did not differ significantly by gender, age, recruitment setting, country of study, or condom measurement timeframe; however, communication topic and communication format were statistically significant moderators (p < .001). Larger effect sizes were found for communication about condom use (r = .34) than communication about sexual history (r = .15) or general safer sex topics (r = .14). Effect sizes were also larger for communication behavior formats (r = .27) and self-efficacy formats (r = .28), than for fear/concern (r = .18), future intention (r = .15), or communication comfort (r = -.15) formats.

conclusionsResults highlight the urgency of emphasizing communication skills, particularly about condom use, in HIV/STI prevention work for youth. Implications for the future study of sexual communication are discussed.

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Health CommunicationAdolescentAdolescent BehaviorChildCondomsFemaleHumansInterpersonal RelationsMaleSexual BehaviorSexually Transmitted DiseasesSexual PartnersYoung Adult

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PMID25133828
PMCPMC4180730
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