How perceptions of mortality and HIV morbidity relate to substance abuse problems and risky sexual behaviors among former juvenile offenders.
How perceptions of mortality and HIV morbidity relate to substance abuse problems and risky sexual behaviors among former juvenile offenders.
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10.1177/1090198110365991
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2010-12
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Morral AR
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Gromet DM;Ramchand R;Griffin BA;Morral AR
这项研究调查了高危年轻人对他们活到35岁和感染艾滋病毒的可能性的看法是否与他们的药物滥用问题和危险的性行为有关。样本包括从72个月和87个月的后续评估的449名少年犯在1999年和2000年提到缓刑的数据。结果表明，相信自己可能感染艾滋病毒与更多的并发药物使用问题和从事更危险的性行为有关。纵向分析表明，认为自己可能感染艾滋病毒的青年在以后出现药物滥用问题和危险性行为的风险更大，尽管这些结果只是轻微的。结果表明，受访者意识到与他们最近的物质使用和性行为相关的一些风险，但持有这些看法并不会导致这些行为的减少。
This study investigates whether high-risk young adults’ perceptions of their likelihood of living to age 35 and of acquiring HIV are related to their substance abuse problems and risky sexual behaviors. The sample consists of data from the 72 and 87-month follow-up assessments of 449 juvenile offenders referred to probation in 1999 and 2000. Results indicate that believing one is likely to get HIV is associated with having more concurrent substance use problems and engaging in more risky sexual behaviors. Longitudinal analyses indicate that youth who think they are likely to get HIV are at greater risk for later substance abuse problems and risky sexual behaviors, though these results are only marginally significant. The results demonstrate that respondents are aware of some of the risks associated with their recent substance using and sexual behaviors, but that holding these perceptions does not result in a reduction of these behaviors.