Predicting Early Sexual Activity with Behavior Problems Exhibited at School Entry and in Early Adolescence
| Autor: | Brenda S. Heinrichs, Robert L. Nix, Hannah-Lise T. Schofield, Karen L. Bierman |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Sexual Behavior Human sexuality Structural equation modeling Article Developmental psychology Risk-Taking Developmental and Educational Psychology medicine Humans Prospective Studies Risk factor Location Child Schools Aggression Public health Mental Disorders Age Factors medicine.disease Substance abuse Psychiatry and Mental health Sexual intercourse Child Preschool Female medicine.symptom Psychology |
| Popis: | Youth who initiate sexual intercourse in early adolescence (age 11-14) experience multiple risks, including concurrent adjustment problems and unsafe sexual practices. The current study tested two models describing the links between childhood precursors, early adolescent risk factors, and adolescent sexual activity: a cumulative model and a meditational model. A longitudinal sample of 694 boys and girls from four geographical locations was utilized, with data collected from kindergarten through high school. Structural equation models revealed that, irrespective of gender or race, high rates of aggressive disruptive behaviors and attention problems at school entry increased risk for a constellation of problem behaviors in middle school (school maladjustment, antisocial activity, and substance use) which, in turn, promoted the early initiation of sexual activity. Implications are discussed for developmental models of early sexual activity and for prevention programming. |
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