Psychological distress as a correlate of a biologically confirmed STI, risky sexual practices, self-efficacy and communication with male sex partners in African-American female adolescents

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 291-300

  Seth, Puja ^a,b   Raiji, Paulomi T ^c   Diclemente, Ralph J ^a,b   Wingood, Gina M ^a,b   Rose, Eve ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY CENTER FOR AIDS RESEARCH   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

African American adolescents; HIV STI risk behaviour; Psychological distress; Self efficacy; Sexual communication

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONDOM; DEMOGRAPHY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH SURVEY; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; UNSAFE SEX;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; RISK-TAKING; SELF EFFICACY; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69149109607     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548500902730119     Document Type: Article

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