Perceived Peer Norms and Sexual Intentions Among African American Preadolescents  

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Miller, Kim S. ; Wallace, Scyatta A. ; Forehand, Rex

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Aids Education and Prevention: An Interdisciplinary Journal vol. 20 no. 04 (Aug. 2008), page 360-369.
Topik: African American Preadolescents; Peer Norms;
Fulltext: A94 v20 n4 p360 th2008,win.pdf (157.98KB)

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Perpustakaan PKPM Nomor Panggil: A94 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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The purpose of the research was to examine whether perceived peer dating and sexual experience norms are related to attitudes toward dating and sexual behavior and to precoital and sexual intentions among African American preadolescents. Participants included 1,046 African American youth aged 9-12 years (M = 10.57 years). Youth completed a baseline survey as part of a larger intervention study. Perceived peer norms regarding dating and sexual experience were positively related to youth attitudes toward dating and sexual behavior. Youth who perceived their peers as not engaging in sexual activity were less likely to have precoital or sexual intentions. The relationships were not moderated by gender of the preadolescent. Findings from this study suggest that addressing peer norms around dating and sexual activity among preadolescent African American youth may be important for prevention efforts aimed at encouraging abstinence and the delay of sexual activity.

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