@article{ref1,
title="Association Between Life Satisfaction and Sexual Risk-Taking Behaviors Among Adolescents",
journal="Journal of child and family studies",
year="2002",
author="Valois, Robert F. and Zullig, Keith J. and Huebner, E. Scott and Kammermann, Sandra K. and Drane, J. Wanzer",
volume="11",
number="4",
pages="427-440",
abstract="Relationships between perceived life satisfaction and sexual risk-taking behaviors were examined in a statewide sample of public high school students ( n = 4,758) using the self-report CDC Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS). Adjusted polychotomous logistic regression analyses and multivariate models (via SUDAAN) constructed separately, revealed a significant race by gender interaction for each race-gender group. Age of first intercourse (=13), two or more lifetime sexual intercourse partners, alcohol/drug use before last intercourse, no use of contraception at last intercourse, being forced to have sex, forcing someone to have sex, and having beaten up a date in the last 12 months and having been beaten up by a date (in last 12 months) were associated ( p = .05) with reduced life satisfaction. Measures of life satisfaction as a component of comprehensive assessments of adolescent sexual risk-taking behaviors in fieldwork, research, and program-evaluation efforts should be considered.<p />",
language="",
issn="1062-1024",
doi="10.1023/A:1020931324426",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1020931324426"
}