Youth Mental Health, Family, and Risky Behavior

产品说明：本研究的主要目的是测试一个模型连接的质量，父母与青少年的沟通性和艾滋病相关的主题，合作伙伴的谈判态度和危险的性行为之间的青年在精神科护理。 对青少年和他们的照顾者之间的互动录像进行编码将评估父母与青少年沟通的质量。研究人员将通过青少年自我报告来衡量伴侣谈判态度和危险性行为。 这项研究的独特之处在于：（1）使用观察到的父母与青少年的互动来评估有关性和艾滋病相关主题的沟通，（2）检查这些与青少年精神病治疗的关系，（3）测试一个经验和理论驱动的模型，将父母与青少年的沟通，合作伙伴的谈判态度和危险的性行为联系起来。研究结果将提高对父母沟通与青少年精神问题的安全性行为之间联系的理解，并将有助于制定以家庭为中心的干预措施，以减少精神病护理中青少年的艾滋病毒风险行为，这些青少年特别有可能从事高风险的性行为。

DESCRIPTION: The primary aim of this study is to test a model linking the quality of parent-teen communication about sex- and AIDS-related topics to partner negotiation attitudes and risky sexual behavior among youth in psychiatric care. Coding videotaped interactions between youth and their caretakers will assess the quality of parent-teen communication. The investigators will measure partner negotiation attitudes and risky sexual behavior through youth self-reports. This study is unique in (1) using observed parent-teen interactions to assess communication about sex-and AIDS-related topics, (2) examining these relationships with youth in psychiatric treatment, and (3) testing an empirically and theoretically driven model linking parent-teen communication, partner negotiation attitudes, and risky sexual behavior. Results will enhance understanding of the connection between parent communication and safer sex behavior among adolescents with psychiatric problems and will contribute to the development of family-focused interventions to reduce HIV risk behavior among youth in psychiatric care, who are particularly likely to engage in high-risk sexual behavior.