Greene Kaylin M, Eitle David, Eitle Tamela McNulty
Montana State University, Department of Sociology and Anthropology.
J Early Adolesc. 2018 Jan;38(1):50-73. doi: 10.1177/0272431615596427. Epub 2015 Jul 30.
This study examined the relationship between developmental assets during early and mid-adolescence and early adult sexual behaviors among American Indians using a subsample from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health ( = 465). Grounded in an assets framework, the authors explored the protective role of personal, family, school, and community assets as well as cumulative assets for sexual behaviors including early sexual debut, number of sexual partners, and frequency of condom use. The results indicated that certain assets during early and mid-adolescence, such as self-control, family support, and school attachment were protective for various risky sexual behaviors in early adulthood. Furthermore, cumulative assets emerged as an important predictor of sexual behaviors. These findings highlight the utility of applying a developmental asset framework to understand protective factors among American Indian youth.
本研究利用青少年健康全国纵向研究的一个子样本（n = 465），考察了美国印第安人在青春期早期和中期的发展资产与成年早期性行为之间的关系。基于资产框架，作者探讨了个人、家庭、学校和社区资产以及累积资产对性行为（包括初次性行为年龄、性伴侣数量和避孕套使用频率）的保护作用。结果表明，青春期早期和中期的某些资产，如自我控制、家庭支持和学校依恋，对成年早期的各种危险性行为具有保护作用。此外，累积资产成为性行为的一个重要预测因素。这些发现凸显了应用发展资产框架来理解美国印第安青年保护因素的效用。
