Stevens Robin, Bonett Stephen, Kenyatta Kahaari, Chittamuru Deepti, Bleakley Amy, Xu Jingyi, Wang Yunwen, Bush Nicole
Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at the University of Southern California. She is the director of the Health Equity and Media Lab, leading research to leverage new media and technology to improve adolescent health.
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. His work aims to understand sexually transmitted diseases from a structural perspective, exploring how racism, homophobia, and poverty effect HIV treatment and prevention among sexual minority men of color.
J Child Media. 2022;16(4):514-531. doi: 10.1080/17482798.2022.2059537. Epub 2022 Apr 6.
In the digital neighborhood, Black and Hispanic youth communicate about many issues facing youth, including sex and substance use. This population of young people is also disproportionately burdened by negative consequences associated with sex and substance use behaviors even when their behavior is less risky. Given the increased likelihood of negative outcomes, we investigated how young people talk about these behaviors in their digital social networks. This mixed-methods study integrates a behavioral survey with a machine learning-supported, qualitative content analysis of one year of Facebook and Twitter posts from 50 Black and Hispanic youth, with feedback from a youth advisory board. The findings suggest participants who had previously had sex or who drank alcohol were more likely to post about sex or alcohol, respectively. Moreover, women posted more about sex generally and specifically about STIs, HIV, and pregnancy. Posts around sexual behavior often discussed trust in sexual partnerships and gendered views of sex. Posts linked alcohol and marijuana with stress relief and to cope with personal grief, community violence, and general distress. Understanding how youth think about sexual risk and substance use can inform the design of more effective prevention efforts.
在数字社区中，黑人和西班牙裔青少年会交流青少年面临的许多问题，包括性和物质使用。即使他们的行为风险较低，这一群体的年轻人也不成比例地承受着与性和物质使用行为相关的负面后果。鉴于负面结果的可能性增加，我们研究了年轻人在其数字社交网络中如何谈论这些行为。这项混合方法研究将一项行为调查与对50名黑人和西班牙裔青少年一年的脸书和推特帖子进行的机器学习支持的定性内容分析相结合，并听取了一个青少年咨询委员会的反馈。研究结果表明，之前有过性行为或饮酒的参与者分别更有可能发布关于性或酒精的内容。此外，女性总体上发布了更多关于性的内容，特别是关于性传播感染、艾滋病毒和怀孕的内容。围绕性行为的帖子经常讨论对性伴侣关系的信任以及对性的性别化观点。帖子将酒精和大麻与缓解压力以及应对个人悲伤、社区暴力和一般痛苦联系起来。了解青少年如何看待性风险和物质使用可以为更有效的预防工作设计提供信息。
