Exposure to Violence and Sexual Risk among Early Adolescents in Urban Middle Schools

Autor/inn/en	Coyle, Karin K.; Guinosso, Stephanie A.; Glassman, Jill R.; Anderson, Pamela M.; Wilson, Helen W.
Titel	Exposure to Violence and Sexual Risk among Early Adolescents in Urban Middle Schools
Quelle	In: Journal of Early Adolescence, 37 (2017) 7, S.889-909 (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0272-4316
DOI	10.1177/0272431616642324
Schlagwörter	Violence; Sexuality; At Risk Persons; Fear; Middle School Students; Urban Schools; Early Adolescents; Grade 7; Student Surveys; Weapons; Injuries; Correlation; Intention; Longitudinal Studies; High School Students; Health Behavior; National Surveys; Likert Scales; Individual Characteristics; Multiple Regression Analysis; California; National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health; Youth Risk Behavior Survey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gewalt; Sexualität; Risikogruppe; Furcht; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; Schülerbefragung; Weapon; Waffe; Korrelation; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; High school; High schools; Oberschule; Studentin; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Likert-Skala; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Kalifornien
Abstract	This article examines the relationship between exposure to violence, fear of exposure to violence, and sexual risk among a sample of urban middle school youth. The sample included 911 seventh-grade students who completed self-report surveys. Approximately 20% of the sample reported at least one direct threat or injury with a weapon in the past 3 months, and 52% reported ever seeing someone seriously injured or killed. Experiencing a direct threat was significantly associated with greater intentions to engage in vaginal intercourse and sexual touching behaviors; witnessing violence was significantly associated with sexual touching. Fearing exposure to violence was not associated with increased sexual risk. Most associations did not differ by gender. These data highlight the potential influence of exposure to violence on sexual risk among early adolescents, and underscore the potential of addressing exposure to violence in sexuality education programs and sexual health services for enhanced impact. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01