scholarly journals Gang membership and marijuana use among African American female adolescents in North Carolina

2015 ◽  
pp. 141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wendee M Wechsberg ◽  
Irene Doherty ◽  
Felicia Brown ◽  
Tracy Kline ◽  
Monique Carry ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
African American ◽  
Marijuana Use ◽  
Gang Membership ◽  
Female Adolescents ◽  
African American Female ◽  
African American Female Adolescents

scholarly journals Personal and Social Influences Regarding Oral Sex Among African American Female Adolescents

2011 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura F. Salazar ◽  
Sara Head ◽  
Richard A. Crosby ◽  
Ralph J. DiClemente ◽  
Jessica McDermott Sales ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Social Influences ◽  
Female Adolescents ◽  
Oral Sex ◽  
African American Female ◽  
African American Female Adolescents

Self-Esteem and Theoretical Mediators of Safer Sex Among African American Female Adolescents: Implications for Sexual Risk Reduction Interventions

2005 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 413-427 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura F. Salazar ◽  
Richard A. Crosby ◽  
Ralph J. DiClemente ◽  
Gina M. Wingood ◽  
Celia M. Lescano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Condom Use ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Sexual Risk ◽  
Transmitted Disease ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Female Adolescents ◽  
African American Female ◽  
Sexual Risk Reduction ◽  
African American Female Adolescents

Theories of health behavior posit that change is accomplished by modifying factors deemed as mediators. A set of mediators from several theoretical models used in sexual risk reduction programs was assessed among a sample of 522 African American female adolescents. The goal was to determine whether self-esteem was associated with sexually transmitted disease (STD), pregnancy, and the set of theoretical mediators controlling for covariates. Bivariate analyses showed no relationship between self-esteem and STD or pregnancy; multivariate regression analysis revealed a significant relation between self-esteem and the set of mediators. Girls higher in self-esteem were more likely to hold positive condom attitudes, felt more efficacious in negotiating condom use, had more frequent communication with sex partners and parents, perceived fewer barriers to using condoms, and were less fearful of negotiating condom use. Self-esteem should be considered when designing and evaluating sexual risk reduction programs for this population.

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