Abstract:
:Objective: In this study, I examined the association between age of substance use initiation and sexual violence (SV) among adolescent girls. Methods: Data were drawn from the 2017 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, and the sample included 7526 girls. Logistic regression was used to estimate the relationship between age of initiation of alcohol use, marijuana use and cigarette smoking, and SV, assessed by forced sexual intercourse and experiencing SV. Results: A dose-response association was observed between age of substance use initiation and SV. Across all 3 substance use variables and for both SV outcomes, those who initiated substance use before age 15 were more likely to experience SV than those who initiated at or after age 15, who, in turn, had a higher likelihood of experiencing SV than those who had never initiated substance use. Conclusion: Early initiation of substance use may be a meaningful marker of risk for SV victimization in later adolescence. SV prevention programs could use early initiation of substance use to identify adolescents who are at increased risk for SV and provide them with targeted interventions. To be more effective, primary prevention of SV may need to begin targeting substance use in early adolescence.
journal_name
Am J Health Behavjournal_title
American journal of health behaviorauthors
Muchimba Mdoi
10.5993/AJHB.44.6.8subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2020-11-01 00:00:00pages
840-847issue
6eissn
1087-3244issn
1945-7359journal_volume
44pub_type
杂志文章abstract:OBJECTIVE:To examine the role of expectancies in adolescent smokeless tobacco (ST) use. METHODS:Self-report measures of students' ST expectancies, cigarette and ST use, and peer and family tobacco use were collected from a sample of 978 rural high school students. RESULTS:Student expectancy beliefs significantly pred...
journal_title:American journal of health behavior
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5993/ajhb.29.2.4
更新日期:2005-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of health behavior
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5993/AJHB.43.1.9
更新日期:2019-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of health behavior
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5993/AJHB.40.4.15
更新日期:2016-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of health behavior
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5993/AJHB.42.6.5
更新日期:2018-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of health behavior
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5993/AJHB.41.4.15
更新日期:2017-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of health behavior
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5993/AJHB.42.4.5
更新日期:2018-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of health behavior
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5993/AJHB.41.5.7
更新日期:2017-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of health behavior
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5993/ajhb.35.6.15
更新日期:2011-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of health behavior
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.5993/ajhb.25.4.5
更新日期:2001-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of health behavior
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5555/ajhb.2006.30.5.475
更新日期:2006-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of health behavior
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5555/ajhb.2005.29.5.435
更新日期:2005-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of health behavior
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5555/ajhb.2008.32.6.714
更新日期:2008-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of health behavior
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.5555/ajhb.2007.31.1.35
更新日期:2007-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of health behavior
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5993/AJHB.37.1.15
更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of health behavior
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.5993/AJHB.36.6.9
更新日期:2012-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of health behavior
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5993/AJHB.36.3.10
更新日期:2012-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of health behavior
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5993/AJHB.37.1.5
更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of health behavior
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5555/ajhb.2006.30.1.51
更新日期:2006-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:To examine social support needs of obese and overweight African American women for weight loss. METHODS:Focus groups were conducted with overweight and obese African American women. Data were analyzed using standard grounded theory text analysis. RESULTS:Our middle-aged (45.7 years; SD = 12.6) women (N = 6...
journal_title:American journal of health behavior
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5993/ajhb.33.4.1
更新日期:2009-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of health behavior
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5993/AJHB.41.6.6
更新日期:2017-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of health behavior
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5993/AJHB.44.5.6
更新日期:2020-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of health behavior
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5993/AJHB.41.2.4
更新日期:2017-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of health behavior
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5993/AJHB.36.5.5
更新日期:2012-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of health behavior
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5555/ajhb.2006.30.4.400
更新日期:2006-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of health behavior
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5993/ajhb.27.5.6
更新日期:2003-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To develop a prediction equation to estimate the body fat percentage of young men using simple measurements. METHODS:Subjects were 150 males, age 18 to 26 years. Self-reported lifestyle variables and measured circumferences were used to predict body fat percentage, assessed using hydrostatic weighing. RESUL...
journal_title:American journal of health behavior
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5993/ajhb.25.5.3
更新日期:2001-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of health behavior
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5555/ajhb.2008.32.5.451
更新日期:2008-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of health behavior
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5993/ajhb.36.1.13
更新日期:2012-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of health behavior
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5993/AJHB.37.2.6
更新日期:2013-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of health behavior
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5993/AJHB.38.6.17
更新日期:2014-11-01 00:00:00