Correlates of the intention to remain sexually inactive among underserved hispanic and African American high school students
Correlates of the intention to remain sexually inactive among underserved hispanic and African American high school students
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1746-1561.2006.00063.x
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发表时间：
2006-01-01
影响因子：
2.2
通讯作者：
West, K
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作者：
Bazargan, M;West, K
本研究旨在运用信息-动机-行为（IMB）的理论框架，探讨信息-动机-行为的相关因素。在西班牙裔和非洲裔美国高中生中保持性活跃。本研究采用了高中生的横断面调查。背景是加州洛杉矶县的统一学区。参与者包括一个地理定义的方便样本502西班牙裔和非洲裔美国高中生。这项研究发现，该样本中只有50%的人表示他们计划在高中毕业之前保持禁欲。另有21%的人拒绝保持禁欲，29%的人不确定他们在高中毕业前是否打算从事性活动。男性和非裔美国学生比女性和拉丁裔学生更不可能报告保持性活跃的意图。使用多项逻辑回归和控制人口统计学特征，本研究记录了学生（1）较高水平的感知同伴压力，（2）较低水平的行为和拒绝技能，以避免性活动，（3）更积极的态度，对实践安全性行为，（4）较低水平的感知怀孕影响不太可能声称保持性活跃。从这项研究的数据支持IMB模型，这表明，干预计划只侧重于知识是无关紧要的，在改变青少年的意图，他们的决定从事性活动。干预方案应侧重于鼓励青年推迟性活动，减少同伴压力，并通过提高动机和文化上适当的行为技能来建立自我效能。
The objective of this study was to apply the Information-Motivation-Behavior (IMB) theoretical framework to examine the correlates of the interm. on to remain sexually inactive among Hispanic and African American high school students. This study utilized a cross-sectional survey of high school students. The setting was the unified school districts in the County of Los Angeles, California. The participants comprised a geographically defined convenience sample of 502 Hispanic and African American high school students. This study found that only 50% of this sample reported that they plan to remain sexually abstinent until they graduate front high school. Another 21% rejected the notion of remaining abstinent, and 29% were uncertain about their intention to engage in sexual activities before they graduate from high school. Male and African American students were less likely than their female and Latino counterparts to report an intention to remain sexually inactive. Using multinomial logistic regression and controlling for demographic characteristics, this study documented that students with (1) a higher level of perceived peer pressure, (2) a lower level of behavioral and refusal skills for avoiding sexual activity, (3) a more positive attitude toward practicing safe sex, and (4) a lower level of perceived pregnancy repercussions were less likely to claim to remain sexually inactive. The data from this study support the IMB model, which suggests that intervention programs focusing on knowledge alone are inconsequential in altering the intentions of adolescents with respect to their decision to engage in sexual activity. Intervention programs should focus on encouraging youth to postpone sexual activity by reducing peer pressure and building self-efficacy through enhancing Motivations and culturally appropriate behavioral skills.