title: Another look at heterosocial behaviors: one side of the early intimate sexual behaviors coin.
abstract: The number of adolescent births is once again on the rise. Heterosocial competence described as successful interactions (i.e., heterosocial behaviors) with males (Grover, Nangler, & Zeff, 2005; Grover, Nangler, Serwik, & Zeff, 2007) is one emerging factor that has been found to be associated with adolescent sexual behavior. The aims of this cross sectional design study with 159 African American middle-school girls using the theory of reasoned action (Ajzen & Fishbein, 1980) were to describe and assess the relationship between heterosocial behaviors and sexual behaviors. Data was obtained using four surveys. The results suggest that heterosocial behaviors were a significant predictor of sexual behaviors (p < .001).
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Promotion and Development, School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. bjbst32@pitt.edu
authors.forename: Betty J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Braxter
authors.forename: Willa M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Doswell
authors.forename: Dianxu
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ren
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D020010:Heterosexuality / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008960:Models, Psychological; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011594:Psychometrics; D012919:Social Behavior; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States