Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Discipline
-
- Civic and Community Engagement (1)
- Community-Based Research (1)
- Demography, Population, and Ecology (1)
- Developmental Psychology (1)
- Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence (1)
-
- Educational Sociology (1)
- Gender and Sexuality (1)
- Medicine and Health (1)
- Medicine and Health Sciences (1)
- Other Medicine and Health Sciences (1)
- Other Psychology (1)
- Patient Safety (1)
- Psychology (1)
- Public Health (1)
- Public Health Education and Promotion (1)
- Quantitative, Qualitative, Comparative, and Historical Methodologies (1)
Articles 1 - 2 of 2
Full-Text Articles in Other Sociology
Young People’S Perceptions Of Advice About Sexual Risk Taking, Christopher Donoghue, Consuelo Bonillas, Jennifer Moreno, Melissa Cheung
Young People’S Perceptions Of Advice About Sexual Risk Taking, Christopher Donoghue, Consuelo Bonillas, Jennifer Moreno, Melissa Cheung
Department of Sociology Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works
Sexual and reproductive health indicators for young people in the USA have improved in recent decades, but teenage pregnancies remain high, and large differences between Whites and non-Whites persist in teenage births, abortions, and the acquisition of sexually transmitted infections. Prior research shows that young people are receptive to communication about sex from parents and friends, but peers have been found to be more influential on sexual risk taking. In this study of 617 young people aged 13–20 years in high-risk neighbourhoods for teenage pregnancy in New Jersey, we asked whether sexually inexperienced young people differed from sexually experienced young …
Ethnic And Gender Differences In Strategies Used By Adolescents When Attempting To Quit Or Reduce Smoking, Ali M. Yurasek, Leslie A. Robinson, Gilbert R. Parra
Ethnic And Gender Differences In Strategies Used By Adolescents When Attempting To Quit Or Reduce Smoking, Ali M. Yurasek, Leslie A. Robinson, Gilbert R. Parra
Department of Child, Youth, and Family Studies: Faculty Publications
Few adolescent smoking cessation programs have been able to match the success rate found in adult programs. The current study identified smoking cessation strategies used by adolescents and whether strategies differed as a function of ethnic, gender, or individual smoking-level. Participants were 136 high school students who made an attempt to quit or reduce their smoking. Logistic regressions revealed that individuals making an actual quit attempt and African American adolescents used cessation strategies presumed to be more effective. Adolescents are more likely to use informal cessation methods and may need to be provided with more information on effective quit strategies.