American Journal of Sexuality Education · 2013 · 21 citations · 63 references
Public HealthHealth PromotionSocial PsychologyAdolescent DevelopmentAdolescent HealthReproductive HealthAdolescent Health PromotionAdolescent Reproductive HealthHealth Risk BehaviorsSexual HealthSexual Health PreventionSexual Risk ReductionAdolescent Risk BehaviorLogistic RegressionLogistic Regression AnalysisSexual Risk Behavior PreventionSexual Risk PreventionSexual Risk Reduction CounselingSexual Risk TakingYouth Sexual Risk Reduction
Relationships between sexual risk behaviors and emotional self-efficacy among high school adolescents (N = 2,566), with the exclusion of some respondents, were explored via cross-sectional study in South Carolina. The CDC Youth Risk Behavior Survey sexual risk-taking items and an adolescent emotional self-efficacy scale were utilized. Adjusted logistic regression analyses revealed significant race/gender differences. Findings suggest that ever having sexual intercourse, early age of first sex, number of recent and lifetime sexual partners, non-condom use/non-contraceptive use, alcohol use before intercourse and being forced to have sex were associated (α ≤ .05) with reduced emotional self-efficacy for specific race/gender groups. Results have implications for sexual risk reduction interventions for adolescents.
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Social Cognitive Theory: An Agentic Perspective
Albert Bandura · Annual Review of Psychology · 2001 · 14.8K citations