Alcohol, marijuana, and perceptions of influence on social and sexual behavior among African American adolescent female detainees.
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.
du Plessis
Lindsay Danielle
LD
Health Research Association, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA.
Holliday
Rhonda Conerly
RC
Robillard
Alyssa G
AG
Braithwaite
Ronald L
RL
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