TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Associations between dating violence and high-risk sexual behaviors among male and female older adolescents
JO  - Journal of child and adolescent trauma
A1  - Ackard, Diann M.
A1  - Eisenberg, Marla E.
A1  - Neumark-Sztainer, Dianne
SP  - 344
EP  - 352
VL  - 5
IS  - 4
N2  - This study sought to evaluate associations between adolescent dating violence victimization (DV) and high-risk sexual behaviors. Males (n = 71) and females (n = 189) reporting DV were compared to 671 males and 720 females (overall mean age 20.4 years) reporting no DV on high-risk sexual behaviors (casual sexual partner, multiple sexual partners, no contraceptive use, unprotected intercourse). DV was reported by 9.6% males and 20.8% females. All males reporting both physical and sexual DV acknowledged high-risk sexual behavior. Furthermore, most female peers (75.2%) reporting physical and sexual DV acknowledged high-risk sexual behavior. Health programs and care professionals should target violence prevention and contraception education, and promote early intervention to reduce high-risk sexual behaviors, particularly among those reporting dating violence.<p />
LA  - 
SN  - 1936-1521
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19361521.2012.724044
ID  - ref1
ER  -