Early sexual activity of delinquent adolescents

Understanding AIDS-Risk Behavior Among Adolescents in Psychiatric Care: Links to Psychopathology and Peer Relationships

“…Adolescent-reported, but not parent-reported, externalizing problems were significantly related to teenagers' drug/alcohol use, needle use, and risky sex, and neither parent-nor adolescent-reported internalizing problems were significantly associated with any high-risk behavior. These results are consistent with previous research that links externalizing problems to increased risk behavior (DiClemente et al, 1991a;Lavery et al, 1993;Weber et al, 1989), but this study extends earlier findings to needle use, focuses on adolescents in outpatient psychiatric care, and establishes the specificity of direct influences. As broad dimensions, however, externalizing and internalizing symptoms encompass several distinct problems, and it is unclear how specific externalizing (aggression, delinquency) and internalizing (anxiety/depression) syndromes may be uniquely related to high-risk behavior.…”

“…By comparison, research consistently associates externalizing problems (delinquency, impulsivity) with high rates of risky sex, drug/alcohol use, and needle use, especially for highly externalizing teenagers (e.g., delinquents, runaways) (Koopman et al, 1994;Rotheram-Borus et al, 1989;Stiffman and Cunningham, 1991). These youths engage in a broad array of HIV risk behaviors, including frequent sexual activity; early sexual debut; low rates of condom use; high numbers of sexual partners; high rates of prostitution, drug use, needle sharing, and exchanging sex for drugs, and drug/alcohol use before and during sex (Gillmore et al, 1994;Inciardi et al, 1991;Morris et al, 1992;Weber et al, 1989).…”

The moderating effects of cannabis use and decision making on the relationship between conduct disorder and risky sexual behavior

“…Some symptoms of conduct disorder include property destruction, lying, and stealing (APA, 2013) and it is a well-established predictor of RSB (Bryan, Schmiege, & Magnan, 2012; Flory, Molina, Pelham, Gnagy, & Smith, 2006; Ramrakha et al, 2007; Tubman, Gil, Wagner, & Artigues, 2003; Weber, Elfenbein, Richards, Davis, & Thomas, 1989). Individuals with conduct disorder are more likely to exchange sex for money and drugs and have more sexual partners compared to those without this diagnosis (Booth & Zhang, 1997; Flory et al, 2006).…”

Beliefs about HSV and HPV and Sexual Behavior Among Incarcerated Adolescent Women

“…Incarcerated adolescents report a high incidence of risky behavior. In one study (Weber et al, 1989), 75 % of incarcerated teens reported that they had experienced sexual intercourse by the age of 15, with a higher number (85 % ) among incarcerated black males.…”

“…The obvious reason for the prevalence of STDs is that incarcerated teens have high rates of risky sexual behavior including early sexual debut, multiple sexual partners, and inconsistent condom use (Shafer et al, 1993;Voermans & Keller, 1995; Weber, Elfenbein, Richards, Davis & Thomas, 1989). However, the dynamics of risky behaviors are not well understood, and efforts to decrease sexual risk-taking among teens have not led to sustained behavior change.…”