A Longitudinal Study of Truant Youths' Involvement in Sexual Risk Behavior.
A Longitudinal Study of Truant Youths' Involvement in Sexual Risk Behavior.
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DOI：
10.1080/1067828x.2013.872069
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发表时间：
2016
影响因子：
0.6
通讯作者：
Karas L
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作者：
Dembo R;Robinson RB;Ungaro R;Winters KC;Karas L
逃学的青少年可能会有许多问题行为，包括危险的性行为。作为国家药物滥用研究所(NIDA)资助的前瞻性干预项目的一部分，对逃学青少年的性危险行为样本进行了五个时间点的跟踪。对数据的分析有四个目标：(A)确定生长模型参数与青少年的性风险行为是否一致；(B)评估针对物质使用的短暂干预(BI)随时间推移对他们的性风险行为的影响；(C)确定任何性风险行为亚群；以及(D)确定BI对青少年的性风险行为的任何不同的纵向影响。结果表明，青少年性危险行为呈线性增长模型，随时间推移对其性危险行为无干预效果，未发现明显的性危险行为亚群，未发现模式干预效应。与此同时，非常迫切需要为逃学的青少年提供有效的性风险降低干预服务。
Truant youths are likely to engage in a number of problem behaviors, including sexual risky behaviors. As part of a National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)-funded, prospective intervention project, a sample of truant youths' sexual risk behavior was tracked over five time points. Analyses of the data was informed by four objectives: (a) determine if a growth model parameterization was consistent with the youths' sexual risk behavior, (b) assess the impact of a brief intervention (BI) targeting substance use on their sexual risk behavior over time, (c) identify any sexual risk behavior subgroups, and (d) identify any differential, longitudinal effects of the BI on the youths' sexual risk behavior. Results indicated the youths' sexual risk behavior reflected a linear growth model; no intervention effects were found on their sexual risk behavior over time; distinct sexual risk behavior subgroups were found; and no patterned intervention effects were found in regard to the sexual risk behavior subgroups. At the same time, there is a very serious need to provide effective sexual risk reduction intervention services to truant youths.