title: Alcohol, marijuana, and perceptions of influence on social and sexual behavior among African American adolescent female detainees.
abstract: Juvenile detainees comprise a population that engages in high-risk behavior. This study examined sexual risk and substance use behavior and the perceptions of African American female adolescent detainees (N = 765) regarding the influence of alcohol and marijuana use on their social and sexual behaviors. Overall, 58% and 64% reported alcohol and marijuana use, respectively. Alcohol's perceived influence on sexual behavior (p < .001) was significantly different between those who drank and those who did not; marijuana's influence on social (p < .01) and sexual (p < .001) behavior was significantly different between those who used marijuana and those who did not. There is a need for further study of the influence of substance use on social and sexual behavior among African American female adolescent detainees.
authors.affiliation: Health Research Association, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA.
authors.forename: Lindsay Danielle
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: du Plessis
authors.forename: Rhonda Conerly
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Holliday
authors.forename: Alyssa G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Robillard
authors.forename: Ronald L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Braithwaite
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000208:ethnology*; D001741:Black or African American; D000367:Age Factors; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000208:ethnology*; D002189:Marijuana Abuse / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology*; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000208:ethnology*; D012919:Social Behavior; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology