ArticleHealth psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association2019
Depressive symptoms as a longitudinal predictor of sexual risk behaviors among African-American adolescents.
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- Prevalence of depressive symptoms among children and adolescents in china: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2024Review
- Adapting a Counseling-Plus-mHealth Intervention for the Virtual Environment to Reduce Sexual and Reproductive Health Risk Among Young Women with Depression.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2023Article
- Risky sexual behavior and self-rated mental health among young adults in Skåne, Sweden - a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Feasibility and Acceptability of a Program to Promote Positive Affect, Well-Being and Gender Empowerment in Black Women Living with HIV.AIDS and behavior · 2021Article
- Father-Child Conflict and Chinese Adolescent Depression: A Moderated Mediation Model.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Gender Differences in Psychosocial Predictors of Sexual Activity and HIV Testing Among Youth in Kenya.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2021Article
- Have we missed the boat? The current, preventable surge of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the United States.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveUnderstanding individual level factors associated with sexual risk behaviors among African-American adolescents remains an important public health priority. The current secondary data analysis examined the longitudinal association between a baseline assessment of depressive symptoms and sexual risk behaviors reported 6 months later; the purpose was to determine whether the association of depressive symptoms to risky sex varies as a function of gender. A secondary aim was to examine self-efficacy for sex refusal and condom use assessed at a 3-month follow-up as mediators of the depressive symptoms-sexual risk relationship.
methodsThe sample consisted of 782 sexually active African-American adolescents (
resultsDepressive symptoms predicted sex with 2 more partners for female participants, but no other risk markers for the sample as a whole. However, there was a significant indirect effect of depressive symptoms on condomless sex via decreased condom use self-efficacy for both male and female adolescents.
conclusionsThese findings have important implications for HIV/STI prevention, in which behavioral interventions may benefit from modules that include a focus on the influence of mood on self-efficacy for safer sex practices. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).
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