TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Heterogeneity in patterns of sexual risk behaviors among african‐american youth: Associations with general and race‐specific factors
JO  - Journal of community psychology
A1  - Burrow, Anthony L.
A1  - Tubman, Jonathan G.
A1  - Gil, Andrés G.
SP  - 447
EP  - 462
VL  - 35
IS  - 4
N2  - 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 /> 
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SN  - 0090-4392
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jcop.20158
ID  - ref1
ER  -