Depressive Symptoms and Sexual Risk Behavior in Young, Chlamydia-Infected, Heterosexual Dyads

Shrier, Lydia A.; Schillinger, Julia A.; Aneja, Parul; Rice, Peter A.; Batteiger, Byron E.; Braslins, Phillip G.; Orr, Donald P.; Fortenberry, J. Dennis

doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.11.016

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“…For many, sexual contact came with a male at least 2 years older. This age differential has been identified as a correlate of risk behavior in adolescent girls (Manlove, Terry-Humen, & Ikramullah, 2006;Shrier et al, 2009;Volpe, 2010), and ascertaining this important information may serve clinicians as a primary screening question for risk in adolescent clients, along with recent number of partners and concurrent partners.…”

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Risk Behaviors Among Adolescent Girls in an HIV Prevention Trial

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Adolescent girls remain vulnerable to HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. Understanding their sexual and substance use behaviors is essential to designing effective interventions to reduce their risk. In this study, baseline data were analyzed from 738 adolescent girls ages 15 to 19 years in Rochester, New York. Data on sexual behavior and substance use (lifetime, past 3 months, and most recent sexual experience) were collected. Nearly one half of recent vaginal (42%) and anal (45%) sex acts were not condom protected; 39% had a prior sexually transmitted infection (STI) and 12% were currently infected with an STI. Approximately one third (31%) of girls had more than one sex partner in the past 3 months. Girls with multiple partners reported that their recent sexual experiences were more likely to involve drug and alcohol use by themselves and partners. Adolescent girls, particularly those with multiple sexual partners, continue to report high-risk sexual behaviors and need focused risk-reduction interventions.

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Risk Behaviors Among Adolescent Girls in an HIV Prevention Trial

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“…3,4 During this period, adolescents spend much of their time in school, and school is felt to play a substantial role in whether they are at risk for, or protected from, various negative health and social outcomes. 5 School connectedness is viewed as whether students feel accepted, respected, included, and supported by others at school.…”

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Protective Associations of School Connectedness with Risk of Depression in Nova Scotia Adolescents

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Objective:To determine whether school connectedness demonstrated an independent protective association with risk of depression in students in grades 10 to 12 attending a high school in a rural community in southwestern Nova Scotia.Methods: Students at a high school in rural Nova Scotia participated in a self-completion survey in May 2009. Students were asked about a wide range of health-related factors to determine their needs for health services and promotion. Examining girls and boys separately, we used logistic regression to examine associations of an established measure of school connectedness with risk of depression as measured by the 12-item Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CES-D) Scale, while including numerous potential confounding variables in our models. Results:The response rate was 95.2% among registered students present in class during the survey. Four hundred eight students (216 girls and 192 boys) completed both the CES-D12 and the School Connectedness Scale. Higher school connectedness was independently protective of risk of depression in girls (OR 0.85; 95% CI 0.78 to 0.93, P < 0.01) and in boys (OR 0.81; 95% CI 0.71 to 0.91, P < 0.01).Conclusions: Among adolescents in rural Nova Scotia, higher school connectedness has protective associations with risk of depression in both girls and boys, independent of a wide range of factors known to be associated with depression in adolescents. School may be a key place for helping adolescents to develop positive mental health. W W WObjectif : Déterminer si le sentiment d'appartenance à l'école a démontré une association protectrice indépendante avec le risque de dépression chez les élèves de la 10e à la 12e année fréquentant une école secondaire dans une communauté rurale du sud-ouest de la Nouvelle-Écosse. Méthodes :Les élèves d'une école secondaire d'un secteur rural de la Nouvelle-Écosse ont participé à un sondage auto-déclaré en mai 2009. Les élèves ont répondu à des questions sur une vaste série de facteurs liés à la santé afin de déterminer leurs besoins en matière de services de santé et de promotion de la santé. Examinant séparément les réponses des filles et des garçons, nous avons utilisé la régression logistique pour examiner les associations d'une mesure établie du sentiment d'appartenance à l'école avec le risque de dépression tel qu'il est mesuré par l'échelle de dépression en 12 items du centre d'études épidémiologiques (CES-D), en incluant dans nos modèles de nombreuses variables potentielles de confusion.

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“…Affect regulation interventions to improve health in at-risk populations, such as those with emotional or behavioral problems, are promising prevention strategies (17, 18). Teens with emotional and behavioral problems are particularly at-risk for engaging in sexual activity (19, 20) and negative sexual outcomes, such as STIs (20, 21). This may be due to poor affect regulation, which is common to these problems.…”

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Adolescents’ Emotions Prior to Sexual Activity and Associations with Sexual Risk Factors

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The present study examined the link between the emotional context of sexual situations and sexual risk, specifically by examining the relationship of teens’ recall of their affective states prior to sex with their sexual risk behaviors and attitudes. Adolescents (ages 13-19) attending therapeutic schools due to emotional and behavioral difficulties (n=247) completed audio computer-assisted self-interviews regarding sexual behavior, including ratings of their emotions prior to last sexual activity. Positive emotions were most commonly endorsed (43-57% of participants), however, significant proportions (8-23%) also endorsed negative emotions prior to last sex. Both positive and negative emotions were significantly related to risk attitudes and behavior in regression analyses. The affective contexts of sexual experiences may be important predictors of risk in adolescence.

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Depressive Symptoms and Sexual Risk Behavior in Young, Chlamydia-Infected, Heterosexual Dyads

Cited by 36 publications

References 38 publications

Risk Behaviors Among Adolescent Girls in an HIV Prevention Trial

Risk Behaviors Among Adolescent Girls in an HIV Prevention Trial

Protective Associations of School Connectedness with Risk of Depression in Nova Scotia Adolescents

Adolescents’ Emotions Prior to Sexual Activity and Associations with Sexual Risk Factors

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