The Association between Multiple Youth Assets and Sexual Behavior

The Association between Multiple Youth Assets and Sexual Behavior

Purpose. To investigate the possible positive cumulative effects that youth assets may have on youth sexual behaviors. Design. Cross-sectional data were collected from a randomly selected population by in-home, in-person interviews. Mantel-Haenszel chi-square test and logistic regression were conduc...

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Published in:American journal of health promotion Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 12 - 18
Main Authors: Oman, Roy F., Vesely, Sara K., Aspy, Cheryl B., McLeroy, Kenneth R., Luby, Christi D.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01-09-2004
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior
Adult
Assets
Coitus
Contraception Behavior
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Health technology assessment
Humans
Male
Midwestern United States
Parent-Child Relations
Peer Group
Pregnancy
Pregnancy in Adolescence - prevention & control
Prevention
Religion
Sexual Behavior
Sexual behaviour
USA
Young people
Midwestern United States
Youth Sexual Behavior
Youth Assets
Prevention Research
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Summary:Purpose. To investigate the possible positive cumulative effects that youth assets may have on youth sexual behaviors. Design. Cross-sectional data were collected from a randomly selected population by in-home, in-person interviews. Mantel-Haenszel chi-square test and logistic regression were conducted to determine the potential cumulative effects that youth assets may have on youth sexual behaviors and to test for significant asset by sexual risk behavior trends. Setting. Racially diverse inner-city neighborhoods in two midwestern cities. Subjects. Teenagers (n = 1350; mean age = 15.2 years) and parents of the teenagers (n = 1350). The response rate was 51%. Measures. Demographic factors, nine youth assets, and five sexual behavior outcomes. Results. Significant (p < .05) trends and odds ratios (ORs) were found for three of the five youth sexual behavior outcomes. Youths with more assets were more likely to have never participated in sexual intercourse (OR = 1.32). Of sexually active youths, those with more assets were more likely to have delayed first intercourse until at least 17 years of age (OR = 1.47) and to have used birth control at last sexual intercourse (OR = 1.18). Nonsignificant (p > .05) results were found for current sexual activity and number of sexual partners. Conclusions. The results generally support the notion that the more assets adolescents possess, the more likely they are to engage in positive behavior. Practitioners planning asset-based teenage pregnancy prevention programs might consider promoting several specific youth assets.
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ISSN:0890-1171
2168-6602
DOI:10.4278/0890-1171-19.1.12