title: Effects of a Sexual Risk Reduction Program for African-American Adolescents on Social Cognitive Antecedents of Behavior Change.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To identify social cognitive outcomes relevant to a specific adolescent sexual risk reduction intervention, and to examine the program's impact on these.
  
  
  METHODS
  A randomized control trial involving 763 adolescents (recruited during 2012-2014) who were randomly assigned to either an 8-session general health intervention (control) or an 8-session sexual risk reduction intervention (treatment). Seven social cognitive outcomes were identified and assessed post-program using ordinary least squares regression.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Post-program, the treatment group exhibited greater knowledge, self-efficacy, attitudes, and intentions related to safer sex practices. No differences in attitudes toward abstinence, peer norms, or perceived vulnerability.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Results are promising, though insignificant results may diminish the program's behavioral impact. More research is needed to determine the extent to which outcomes are related to short and long term risk behaviors.
authors.affiliation: The Policy & Research Group, New Orleans, LA, USA. sarah@policyandresearch.com.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Walsh
authors.affiliation: The Policy & Research Group, New Orleans, LA, USA.
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jenner
authors.affiliation: The Policy & Research Group, New Orleans, LA, USA.
authors.forename: Rebekah
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Leger
authors.affiliation: Louisiana Public Health Institute, New Orleans, LA, USA.
authors.forename: Marsha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Broussard
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D003071:Cognition; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D047568:Unsafe Sex / Q000523:psychology*