Vesely Sara K, Wyatt Vicki H, Oman Roy F, Aspy Cheryl B, Kegler Michelle C, Rodine Sharon, Marshall Ladonna, McLeroy Kenneth R
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73190, USA.
J Adolesc Health. 2004 May;34(5):356-65. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2003.08.008.
To examine the relationship among individual youth assets and adolescent sexual risk behaviors.
Cross-sectional, in-home interview data from randomly selected inner-city neighborhood teenagers (N = 1253) and their parents (N = 1253) were analyzed. Demographic information (e.g., age, parental income, family structure) was statistically controlled for while investigating the relationships among youth asset and sexual activity outcomes using logistic regression analyses. Potential interactions between the demographic variables and the assets were also examined. The five sexual risk behaviors included "never had sexual intercourse," current sexual activity, number of lifetime sexual partners, current use of birth control, and age at first intercourse.
Youth mean age was 15.4 (+/- 1.7) years; 52% were female; 49% were Non-Hispanic Caucasian, 23% Non-Hispanic African-American, 19% Hispanic and 10% Non-Hispanic Native American. Sixty-three percent reported never having had sexual intercourse. Multiple logistic regression analyses indicated that, after controlling for the demographic variables and the other significant assets, Non-Parental Adult Role Models, Peer Role Models, Use of Time (Religion), and Future Aspirations were independently significantly related (p <.05) to whether or not youth had ever participated in sexual intercourse. Individual multiple logistic regression analyses indicated that, after controlling for the demographic variables, Peer Role Model and Family Communication assets were each significantly associated with birth control use by sexually active youth (p <.05).
Specific youth assets may have a protective effect from certain sexual risk behaviors.
研究个体青少年资产与青少年性风险行为之间的关系。
分析了从市中心社区随机选取的青少年（N = 1253）及其父母（N = 1253）的横断面家庭访谈数据。在使用逻辑回归分析调查青少年资产与性活动结果之间的关系时，对人口统计学信息（如年龄、父母收入、家庭结构）进行了统计控制。还研究了人口统计学变量与资产之间的潜在相互作用。五种性风险行为包括“从未有过性行为”、当前性活动、终身性伴侣数量、当前避孕措施使用情况以及首次性交年龄。
青少年平均年龄为15.4（±1.7）岁；52%为女性；49%为非西班牙裔白人，23%为非西班牙裔非裔美国人，19%为西班牙裔，10%为非西班牙裔美国原住民。63%的人报告从未有过性行为。多项逻辑回归分析表明，在控制了人口统计学变量和其他重要资产后，非父母成年榜样、同伴榜样、时间利用（宗教）和未来志向与青少年是否参与过性行为独立显著相关（p <.05）。个体多项逻辑回归分析表明，在控制了人口统计学变量后，同伴榜样和家庭沟通资产均与性活跃青少年的避孕措施使用显著相关（p <.05）。
特定的青少年资产可能对某些性风险行为具有保护作用。
