The purpose of this study is to understand the factors that lead to adolescent sexual risk behavior by investigating both the family contexts and romantic relationships that influence adolescent couples' decision-making.
In the United States, inner-city African American and Latino youth are vulnerable to the negative consequences of sexual risk behavior. Despite the fact that sexual risk behavior is a dyadic behavior, almost all of the social-cognitive theories emphasize individual-based variables to explain behavior. Little research has studied both members of an adolescent couple or has used measures from each member to predict future sexual activity of that dyad. The overall aim of the present study is to identify explanatory models of couple sexual risk behavior among a sample of unmarried, non co-habiting Latino and African American high school-aged dyads that are romantically linked. In addition, the present research also will study the parents of adolescent couples. In doing so, the present research will apply theories of cognition, emotion and emotion regulation, and a new theory of parental monitoring to the study of adolescent sexual risk behavior among couples.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
2,960
Silver School of Social Work, New York University
New York, New York, United States
Incidence of vaginal intercourse with romantic partner
Number of times ever had vaginal intercourse with current romantic partner
Time frame: Baseline
Frequency of condom use during vaginal intercourse with romantic partner
Of the number of times participant has ever had vaginal sex with romantic partner, number of times used a condom
Time frame: Baseline
Incidence of oral sex with romantic partner
Number of times has ever given/received oral sex with current romantic partner
Time frame: Baseline
Frequency of condom use for oral sex with romantic partner
Of number of times has ever had oral sex with current romantic partner, number of times used a condom
Time frame: Baseline
Incidence of anal intercourse with current romantic partner
Number of times has ever had anal intercourse with current romantic partner
Time frame: Baseline
Frequency of condom use for anal intercourse with romantic partner
Of times has ever had anal intercourse with current romantic partner, number of times used a condom
Time frame: Baseline
Frequency of condom use during vaginal intercourse with romantic partner
Of the number of times participant has ever had vaginal sex with romantic partner, number of times used a condom
Time frame: 6 Months Follow-up
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Incidence of oral sex with romantic partner
Number of times has ever given/received oral sex with current romantic partner
Time frame: 6 Months Follow-up
Frequency of condom use for oral sex with romantic partner
Of number of times has ever had oral sex with current romantic partner, number of times used a condom
Time frame: 6 Months Follow-up
Incidence of anal intercourse with current romantic partner
Number of times has ever had anal intercourse with current romantic partner
Time frame: 6 Months Follow-up
Frequency of condom use for anal intercourse with romantic partner
Of times has ever had anal intercourse with current romantic partner, number of times used a condom
Time frame: 6 Months Follow-up
Incidence of vaginal intercourse romantic partner
Number of times ever had vaginal intercourse with current romantic partner
Time frame: 6 Months Follow-up