Childhood Experiences and Psychosocial Influences on HIV Risk among Adolescent Latinas in Southern California

This study determined how adverse childhood experiences influenced risky sexual behavior in a community sample of Latina adolescents in Los Angeles. Psychosocial, sociocultural, and environmental mediators of the relations between childhood experiences and risky sexual behavior were tested. Childhoo...

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Published inCultural diversity & ethnic minority psychology Vol. 9; no. 3; p. 219
Main Authors Newcomb, Michael D, Locke, Thomas F, Goodyear, Rodney K
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.08.2003
Subjects
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior - ethnology
Adult
Child Abuse - psychology
Child of Impaired Parents - psychology
Children
Cultural Influences
Drug Use
Female
Females
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Hispanic Americans - psychology
Hispanic Americans - statistics & numerical data
HIV Infections - prevention & control
HIV Infections - psychology
Humans
Latin Americans
Latinas
Life Change Events
Los Angeles
Mexico - ethnology
Models, Psychological
Psychosocial Factors
Risk Factors
Risk-Taking
Self Efficacy
Sexual Behavior - ethnology
Sexuality
Sociocultural Patterns
Surveys and Questionnaires
Mexico
Los Angeles
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Summary:This study determined how adverse childhood experiences influenced risky sexual behavior in a community sample of Latina adolescents in Los Angeles. Psychosocial, sociocultural, and environmental mediators of the relations between childhood experiences and risky sexual behavior were tested. Childhood maltreatment was associated with risky sexual practices. Drug use and general self-efficacy mediated several relationships. (Contains 51 references, 1 table, and 4 figures.) (GCP)
ISSN:1099-9809
DOI:10.1037/1099-9809.9.3.219