title: New media use and sexual behavior among Latino adolescents.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the relationship between SMS/social media use and sexual behavior among Latino adolescents.
  
  
  METHODS
  Four hundred twenty-eight 9(th)- and 10(th)-grade Latino adolescents were recruited to participate in a survey. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were conducted to examine associations between new media use and sexual behaviors.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There is a significant association between frequency of SMS/social media use and sexual behavior after controlling for age, gender, survey language, and nativity.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Latino adolescents using SMS and social media at higher frequencies are more likely to have ever had sex. Future research must continue to explore this relationship.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prevention and Community Health, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA. mmlandry@gwu.edu
authors.forename: Megan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Landry
authors.forename: Felisa A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Gonzales
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wood
authors.forename: Amita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vyas
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D061108:Social Media; D060145:Text Messaging