Spirituality and Drug Use As Predictors of Risky Sexual Behaviors Among African American Females

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Fife ◽  
Dhymsy Owens
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Risky Sexual Behaviors ◽  
African American Females

scholarly journals Age Differences in STDs, Sexual Behaviors, and Correlates of Risky Sex Among Sexually Experienced Adolescent African-American Females

2011 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica M. Sales ◽  
Jennifer L. Brown ◽  
Ralph J. DiClemente ◽  
Teaniese L. Davis ◽  
Melissa J. Kottke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Age Differences ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Risky Sex ◽  
African American Females

Psychosocial Predictors of Risky Sexual Behaviors in African American Men: Implications for Prevention

2003 ◽  
Vol 15 (1_supplement) ◽  
pp. 66-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hector F. Myers ◽  
Marjan Javanbakht ◽  
Mariana Martinez ◽  
Sunil Obediah
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
African American Men ◽  
Risky Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Psychosocial Predictors

scholarly journals Drug Use and High-Risk Sexual Behaviors Among African American Men Who Have Sex With Men and Men Who Have Sex With Women

2009 ◽  
Vol 99 (6) ◽  
pp. 1062-1066 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorothy C. Browne ◽  
Patricia A. Clubb ◽  
Yan Wang ◽  
Fernando Wagner
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
African American Men ◽  
Sex With Men

Risky Sexual Behaviors, Alcohol Use, and Drug Use: A Comparison of Eastern and Western European Adolescents

2006 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 753.e1-753.e11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander T. Vazsonyi ◽  
Elizabeth Trejos-Castillo ◽  
Li Huang
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Risky Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Western European

scholarly journals The Longitudinal Relationship Between Drug Use and Risky Sexual Behaviors Among Colombian Adolescents

2002 ◽  
Vol 156 (11) ◽  
pp. 1101 ◽  
Author(s):  
David W. Brook ◽  
Judith S. Brook ◽  
Tine Pahl ◽  
Ivan Montoya
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Risky Sexual Behaviors

Religiosity and HIV Risk Behaviors in African-American Students

2011 ◽  
Vol 108 (2) ◽  
pp. 528-536 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimberly Boyd-Starke ◽  
Oliver W. Hill ◽  
John Fife ◽  
Marcina Whittington
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
African American ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Hiv Risk ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
African American Students ◽  
Hiv Risk Behaviors ◽  
Risky Sexual Behaviors ◽  
African American College Students ◽  
American Students

The participants were 256 African-American students between the ages of 18 and 25, from two historically Black universities. The purpose of this study was to see how dimensions of religiosity and spirituality influenced the HIV risk behavior in African-American college students. Each participant completed the Expressions of Spirituality Inventory (ESI) and a survey of sexual attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors. The data were analyzed using a series of ANOVAs, t tests, and correlations. The results from the study confirmed that there was a relationship between religiosity/spirituality and one's tendency to engage in HIV risk behaviors in the population of African-American college students. Interestingly, this study was able to reveal that traditional indicators of religiosity, such as association and church attendance, were not predictors of any of the risky sexual behaviors or attitudes. The portions of religiosity with the greatest impact on these behaviors were the Experiential/Phenomenological, the Existential Well-being, and the Cognitive dimensions, with high scores on each indicative of less likelihood of engaging in risky sexual behaviors.

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