Sexual Risk Behavior among Male and Female Truant Youths: Exploratory, Multi-Group Latent Class Analysis

Dembo, Richard; Wareham, Jennifer; Krupa, Julie M.; Winters, Ken C.

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“…Germane to the present study of these youth, previous analyses have revealed differential effects of mental health problems (Dembo, Wareham, Schmeidler, Briones-Robinson, & Winters, 2014), substantial co-morbidity of problem behaviors among the youth (Dembo, Briones-Robinson, et al, 2012; Dembo, Wareham, Schmeidler, & Winters, in press), and trends in sexual risk behaviors over time for the total sample that are associated with trends in substance use over time (Dembo, Briones-Robinson, Barrett, et al, 2014; Dembo, Briones-Robinson, Ungaro et al, 2014; Dembo, Briones-Robinson, Wareham, et al, 2016). More recently, latent class analyses revealed gender differences in the association between sexual risk behaviors and depression symptoms (Dembo, Wareham, Krupa, & Winters, in press). To date, however, none of the analyses using this sample have examined the simultaneous association between marijuana use, depression symptoms, and sexual risk behaviors on sexual risk over time and gender differences.…”

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A Multigroup, Longitudinal Study of Truant Youths, Marijuana Use, Depression, and STD-Associated Sexual Risk Behavior

Dembo

Krupa

Wareham

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Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse

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Truant youth are likely to engage in a number of problem behaviors, including sexual risky behaviors. Previous research involving non-truant youth has found sexual risk behaviors to be related to marijuana use and depression, with differential effects for male and female youth. Using data collected in a NIDA funded, prospective intervention project, results are reported of a male-female, multi-group, longitudinal analysis of the relationships among truant youth baseline sexual risk behavior, marijuana use, and depression, and their sexual risk behavior over four follow-up time points. Results indicated support for the longitudinal model, with female truants having higher depression scores, and showing stronger relationships between baseline depression and future engagement in sexual risk behavior, than male truants. Findings suggest that incorporating strategies to reduce depression and marijuana use may decrease youth sexual risk behavior.

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A Multigroup, Longitudinal Study of Truant Youths, Marijuana Use, Depression, and STD-Associated Sexual Risk Behavior

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Krupa

Wareham

et al. 2017

Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse

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“…The findings in this study found no significant relationship between gender and the occurrence of truancy among adolescent students, however this finding disagrees with the finding of Joseph (2008) who observed that there were significant differences between males and females in regards to the various risk factors or characteristics of truant children, but there were no significant difference between males and females in the type of problem area that is affecting their truancy. Also, Dembo, Wareham, Krupa, and Winters (2015) observed that there were gender differences in baseline covariates of sexual risk behaviours, with male truants in higher risk behaviours than their female counterparts. Also showing the significance of gender on the occurrence of truancy as against this study was the findings of Finlay (2005) who observed that gender differences that existed amongst truant youths were outlined in terms of discipline, attendance, achievement, and behaviour.…”

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Home Background, Peer Group Pressure and Truancy among Secondary School Adolescent Students in Edo State, Nigeria

Obiunu

Rachael

2018

International Journal of Emerging Trends in Social Sciences

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This study examined the influence of home background, peer group pressure and truancy among secondary school adolescent students of Delta State. Three research questions and three hypotheses were formulated to serve as a guide to the study. Correlational survey research design was used for the study. The population of the study consists of all students in all public secondary schools in the area of the study. A sample of 266 students were used for the study using the simple random sampling technique. A 4 point likert scale questionnaire designed by the researcher was used for data collection. The questionnaire was validated by professionals in the area of research. Cronbach Alpha reliability was used to establish the reliability of the instrument with an r-value of 0.78. The statistical tools for answering the research questions and for testing the hypotheses were the Pearson r, coefficient of determination and the Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). The findings revealed that there is a significant relationship between home background and truancy among secondary school students. Also, there is a significant relationship between peer pressure and truancy among secondary school students. The study also revealed that there is no significant relationship between gender and truancy among secondary school students. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that parents should learn to be close to their wards and as well take note of the friends that they associate with as this will help to reduce the level of peer influence on the development of truant behaviours among students, Teachers and parents should help in proper monitoring of student activities so as to help students to maximise their potentials to the fullest and to be well adjusted in all ramification of lives. Finally every parents and elder siblings should see themselves as role models that engender good behaviours to their children as the kind and form of mentoring given by parents contributes in the sharpening of adolescent attitudes and behaviours.

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“…However, classes of sexual risk have been found among other youth populations. Among sexual minority youth, patterns of sexual initiation differ by gender and cluster by sexual act timing characteristics [73] and sexual risk profiles differ among youth who use intravenous drugs [36] Differences in mental health and substance use by sexual risk classes have been found among truant youth with males in a higher sexual risk group experiencing more attention deficit hyperactivity disorder problems and high risk females reporting more marijuana use and depression symptoms [74]. Finally, among foster care youth, which are overrepresented among YEH populations, there are subgroups of youth; those experiencing the highest levels of adversity also reported the highest sexual risk.…”

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Sexual risk classes among youth experiencing homelessness: Relation to childhood adversities, current mental symptoms, substance use, and HIV testing

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The aim of this study was to determine whether there are meaningful subgroups with different types of sexual risk behaviors among youth experiencing homelessness and examine the associations between potential classes and other risk variables. A latent class analysis was used to identify classes of youth according to sexual risk behaviors and sexual assault. A two-class solution was found to be the best fit for the data-Lower and Higher Risk groups. The Higher Risk class had significantly higher levels of synthetic marijuana and alcohol use, mental health diagnoses, and were more likely to have been tested for HIV than the Lower Risk group. Youth were more likely to be in the Higher Risk group if they were cisgender female or lesbian, gay, bisexual, or questioning (LGBQ). Nearly all youth (10/11) who reported having HIV infection were in the Higher Risk group. The Lower Risk group were sexually active but had lower rates of risk behaviors and sexual assault. Youth who were not sexually active had the lowest rates of marijuana and alcohol use as well as HIV testing. Health and social service providers should be aware of the added risks for stress, mental distress, mental health diagnoses, and substance use among youth who also report higher risk sexual behaviors and treat as needed.

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Sexual Risk Behavior among Male and Female Truant Youths: Exploratory, Multi-Group Latent Class Analysis

Cited by 4 publications

References 65 publications

A Multigroup, Longitudinal Study of Truant Youths, Marijuana Use, Depression, and STD-Associated Sexual Risk Behavior

A Multigroup, Longitudinal Study of Truant Youths, Marijuana Use, Depression, and STD-Associated Sexual Risk Behavior

Home Background, Peer Group Pressure and Truancy among Secondary School Adolescent Students in Edo State, Nigeria

Sexual risk classes among youth experiencing homelessness: Relation to childhood adversities, current mental symptoms, substance use, and HIV testing

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