Childhood maltreatment, psychological dysregulation, and risky sexual behaviors in female adolescents.
| Autor: | Noll JG; University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039, USA. jennie.noll@cchmc.org, Haralson KJ, Butler EM, Shenk CE |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Journal of pediatric psychology [J Pediatr Psychol] 2011 Aug; Vol. 36 (7), pp. 743-52. Date of Electronic Publication: 2011 Feb 19. |
| DOI: | 10.1093/jpepsy/jsr003 |
| Abstrakt: | Objective: Maltreated female adolescents are at risk for engaging in sexual behaviors consistent with HIV infection and teen pregnancy. The current study applied a model positing the key role of psychological dysregulation in the development of adolescent females' sexual behavior. Methods: The sample consisted of adolescent females aged 14-17 years who had experienced substantiated childhood maltreatment (n = 275) and a demographically matched, non-maltreated comparison group (n = 210). Results: Multiple mediator analysis revealed that, when in company with a host of plausible mechanisms, sexual preoccupation mediated the relationship between psychological dysregulation and risky sexual behaviors. Conclusion: Maltreated females may have difficulty regulating emotions, cognitions, and behaviors, which, when coupled with a propensity to entertain sexual thoughts and consume sexually explicit materials, may increase the likelihood that they act on sexual impulses and engage in high-risk sexual behaviors. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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