Abstract
The relationship among acculturation-related variables, past sexual activity, and subsequent sexual behavior was examined for a sample of Latino youth in the United States over a 12-month period. A subsample from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health database was analyzed by means of a prospective design. History of sexual intercourse predicted subsequent sexual behavior over the ensuing 12 months. The acculturation-related variables were related to whether an adolescent reported being sexually active at Wave 1 but in a complex fashion. Among recent immigrants, youth from English-speaking homes were less likely to be sexually active than those from Spanish-speaking homes. The opposite was observed for youth who were born in the United States or who had resided in the United States most of their lives.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 88-95 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Health Psychology |
Volume | 24 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2005 |
Keywords
- Acculturation
- HIV risk behavior
- Latino youth
- Sexual behavior
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Applied Psychology
- Psychiatry and Mental health