Really troubled girls: Gender differences in risky sexual behavior and its correlates in a sample of juvenile offenders

Biswas, Bipasha; Vaughn, Michael G.

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2011.08.010

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“…The elevated rate of STI contraction in this sample was present regardless of whether the young woman had been sexually or physically abused during her childhood. This finding extends previous research on sexual risk behaviors in juvenile justice adolescents (Biswas & Vaughn, 2011; Canterbury et al, 1995; Dembo et al, 2009; Kelly et al, 2000) to sexual risk outcomes in young adulthood.…”

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confidence: 86%

“…Extant studies show that girls in the juvenile justice system have high rates of sexual risk behavior (Biswas & Vaughn, 2011; Canterbury et al, 1995; Dembo et al, 2009; Kelly, Blair, Baillargeon, & German, 2000). A study of girls in a short-term juvenile justice facility indicated that 76% were sexually active, with first sexual experiences occurring, on average, before age 14 (Lederman, Dakof, Larrea, & Li, 2004).…”

Section: Sexual Risk Behavior In Juvenile Justice Girlsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Sexual Risk Behavior and STI Contraction Among Young Women With Prior Juvenile Justice Involvement

Leve

Ryzin

Chamberlain

2015

Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services

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Girls in the juvenile justice system are at increased risk for contracting HIV/AIDS. Sexual risk behavior was examined in 166 females with juvenile justice involvement who were followed from adolescence to young adulthood. Results indicated that childhood sexual abuse increased the incidence of unsafe sex during young adulthood, which was subsequently associated with contraction of a sexually transmitted infection (STI). Further, girls’ comfort in talking with their partners about safer sex practices during adolescence moderated the association between childhood sexual abuse and unsafe sex, such that girls who had been sexually abused and were uncomfortable talking to their partners about safer sex during adolescence had an 8.5-fold increase in unsafe sex in young adulthood. The identification of behaviors amenable to intervention in the prevention of HIV/AIDS risk in this high-risk population is discussed.

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Section: Sexual Risk Behavior In Juvenile Justice Girlsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sexual Risk Behavior and STI Contraction Among Young Women With Prior Juvenile Justice Involvement

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Ryzin

Chamberlain

2015

Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services

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“…Given that these findings confirmed other studies (Biswas & Vaughn, 2011; Dembo et al, 2009; du Plessis et al,2009; Halperin et al, 2001; Kelly et al, 2009; Robillard et al 2005; Steinberg et al, 2011), this study expounds on the examination of risky health behaviors among detained female adolescents. Moreover, with the paucity of empirical research on dating violence among adolescent detainees (Woodson et al, 2010), this study adds to existing knowledge in this area.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 78%

“…Steinberg, Grella, Boudov, Kerndt and Kadrnka (2011) found substance use and risky behaviors, including early initiation of sexual intercourse and low condom use, commonly reported among adolescent female juvenile detainee samples. While research has examined adolescent female detainees and risky behavior (Voisin, Hung, King & 2012; Biswas & Vaughn, 2011; Robillard, Conerly, Braithwaite, Stephens & Woodring, 2005), discussion that examines these behaviors has focused on violence exposure (Woodson, Hives & Sanders-Phillips, 2010; Wood, Foy, Goguen, Pynoos & James, 2002) with minimal attention specifically given to teen dating violence (Kelly, Cheng, Peralez-Dieckmann & Martinez, 2009). Without understanding the role of health risk behaviors among delinquent female youth experiencing teen dating victimization, the scope of prevention and intervention services is severely limited.…”

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confidence: 99%

Health-Risk Behaviors and Dating Violence Victimization: An Examination of the Associated Risk Behaviors Among Detained Female Youth

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Hatcher

Blakey

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Social Work in Public Health

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There are many health risk behaviors that may elevate the risk of adolescents engaging in teenage dating violence. The purpose of this investigation was to examine the health risk behaviors that are associated with a sample of female juvenile offenders to identify the extent to which those behaviors contribute to dating violence. The survey assessed respondents’ health risk behaviors prior to incarceration, their perceptions of quality of life, post-incarceration expectations, psychosocial factors and other social determinants. Results indicated youth exposure to dating violence, alcohol, drug and risky sexual behaviors in the year prior to incarceration. These findings demonstrate the need to address teen dating violence with at-risk adolescents in addition to risky behaviors.

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“…Compared with JJ-involved boys, girls in the JJ system tend to have higher rates of STDs, as documented in at least four separate studies (Biswas & Vaughn, 2011; Canterbury et al, 1995; Dembo, Belenko, Childs, & Wareham, 2009; Kelly, Blair, Baillargeon, & German, 2000). Other studies indicate that JJ-involved girls are more likely than JJ-involved boys to have unprotected sex, sex with high-risk partners, and to trade sex for money (Teplin, Mericle, McClelland, & Abram, 2003).…”

Section: Characteristics Of Girls In the Jj Systemmentioning

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Risks, Outcomes, and Evidence-Based Interventions for Girls in the US Juvenile Justice System

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Chamberlain

Kim

2015

Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev

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The proportion of the juvenile justice population that is comprised of females is increasing, yet few evidence-based models have been evaluated and implemented with girls in the juvenile justice system. Although much is known about the risk and protective factors for girls who participate in serious delinquency, significant gaps in the research base hamper the development and implementation of theoretically based intervention approaches. In this review, we first summarize the extant empirical work about the predictors and sequelae of juvenile justice involvement for girls. Identified risk and protective factors that correspond to girls’ involvement in the juvenile justice system have been shown to largely parallel those of boys, although exposure rates and magnitudes of association sometimes differ by sex. Second, we summarize findings from empirically validated, evidence-based interventions for juvenile justice–involved youths that have been tested with girls. The interventions include Functional Family Therapy, Multisystemic Therapy, Multidimensional Family Therapy, and Treatment Foster Care Oregon (formerly known as Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care). We conclude that existing evidence-based practices appear to be effective for girls. However, few studies have been sufficiently designed to permit conclusions about whether sex-specific interventions would yield any better outcomes for girls than would interventions that already exist for both sexes and that have a strong base of evidence to support them. Third, we propose recommendations for feasible, cost-efficient next steps to advance the research and intervention agendas for this under-researched, under-served population of highly vulnerable youths.

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Really troubled girls: Gender differences in risky sexual behavior and its correlates in a sample of juvenile offenders

Cited by 20 publications

References 31 publications

Sexual Risk Behavior and STI Contraction Among Young Women With Prior Juvenile Justice Involvement

Sexual Risk Behavior and STI Contraction Among Young Women With Prior Juvenile Justice Involvement

Health-Risk Behaviors and Dating Violence Victimization: An Examination of the Associated Risk Behaviors Among Detained Female Youth

Risks, Outcomes, and Evidence-Based Interventions for Girls in the US Juvenile Justice System

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