@article{ref1,
title="Heterogeneity in patterns of sexual risk behaviors among african‐american youth: Associations with general and race‐specific factors",
journal="Journal of community psychology",
year="2007",
author="Burrow, Anthony L. and Tubman, Jonathan G. and Gil, Andrés G.",
volume="35",
number="4",
pages="447-462",
abstract="This descriptive study employed a within-groups analytic approach to examine patterns of sexual risk behavior and co-occurring general and race/ethnicity-specific risk and protective factors in a community sample of African-American youth (n = 436). Cluster analysis was used to classify young adults by levels of self-reported past year sexual risk behaviors. MANOVA, ANOVA, and chi-square analyses indicated significant associations between cluster membership and (a) lifetime psychiatric diagnoses, (b) peer substance use behaviors, and (c) self-reported past year alcohol and marijuana use. Cluster membership was not associated with several race/ethnicity-specific variables: racial/ethnic orientation, cultural mistrust, and perceived discrimination. The results of the current study can inform the development of HIV/STI prevention strategies for vulnerable African-American youth. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Comm Psychol 35: 447–462, 2007.<p />",
language="",
issn="0090-4392",
doi="10.1002/jcop.20158",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jcop.20158"
}