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Acculturation-related variables, sexual initiation, and subsequent sexual behavior among Puerto Rican, Mexican, and Cuban youth.
- Source :
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Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association [Health Psychol] 2005 Jan; Vol. 24 (1), pp. 88-95. - Publication Year :
- 2005
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Abstract
- The relationship among acculturation-related variables, past sexual activity, and subsequent sexual behavior was examined for a sample of Latino youth in the United States over a 12-month period. A subsample from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health database was analyzed by means of a prospective design. History of sexual intercourse predicted subsequent sexual behavior over the ensuing 12 months. The acculturation-related variables were related to whether an adolescent reported being sexually active at Wave 1 but in a complex fashion. Among recent immigrants, youth from English-speaking homes were less likely to be sexually active than those from Spanish-speaking homes. The opposite was observed for youth who were born in the United States or who had resided in the United States most of their lives.
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Cuba ethnology
Emigration and Immigration statistics & numerical data
Family Characteristics ethnology
Female
HIV Infections prevention & control
Hispanic or Latino statistics & numerical data
Humans
Language
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Mexican Americans psychology
Mexico ethnology
Prospective Studies
Puerto Rico ethnology
Residence Characteristics statistics & numerical data
Risk-Taking
Sex Factors
Sexual Behavior statistics & numerical data
United States epidemiology
Acculturation
Adolescent Behavior psychology
Hispanic or Latino psychology
Sexual Behavior psychology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0278-6133
- Volume :
- 24
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 15631566
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1037/0278-6133.24.1.88