Social cognitive correlates of sexual experience and condom use among 13- through 15-year-old adolescents

DiIorio, Colleen; Dudley, William N.; Kelly, Maureen; Soet, Johanna E.; Mbwara, Joyce; Potter, Jennifer Sharpe

doi:10.1016/s1054-139x(00)00200-7

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“…Research on automobile accidents indicates that the presence of same-aged passengers in a car driven by an adolescent driver significantly increases the risk of a serious accident (SimonsMorton, Lerner, & Springer, 2005). Adolescents are more likely to be sexually active when their peers are (DiBlasio & Benda, 1992;East, Felice, & Morgan, 1993;Udry, 1987) and when they believe that their friends are sexually active, whether or not their friends actually are (Babalola, 2004;Brooks-Gunn & Furstenberg, 1989;DiIorio et al, 2001;Prinstein, Meade, & Cohen, 2003). And statistics compiled by the Federal Bureau of Investigation show quite compellingly that adolescents are far more likely than adults to commit crimes in groups than by themselves (Zimring, 1998).…”

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A social neuroscience perspective on adolescent risk-taking

Steinberg¹

2008

Developmental Review

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This article proposes a framework for theory and research on risk-taking that is informed by developmental neuroscience. Two fundamental questions motivate this review. First, why does risktaking increase between childhood and adolescence? Second, why does risk-taking decline between adolescence and adulthood? Risk-taking increases between childhood and adolescence as a result of changes around the time of puberty in the brain's socio-emotional system leading to increased rewardseeking, especially in the presence of peers, fueled mainly by a dramatic remodeling of the brain's dopaminergic system. Risk-taking declines between adolescence and adulthood because of changes in the brain's cognitive control system -changes which improve individuals' capacity for selfregulation. These changes occur across adolescence and young adulthood and are seen in structural and functional changes within the prefrontal cortex and its connections to other brain regions. The differing timetables of these changes make mid-adolescence a time of heightened vulnerability to risky and reckless behavior.

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Section: Peer Influences On Risk-takingmentioning

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A social neuroscience perspective on adolescent risk-taking

Steinberg¹

2008

Developmental Review

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“…Although peer relationships provide an essential context for adolescent social development, adolescents' conformity to negative peer norms appears as a major risk factor linked to negative outcomes ranging from delinquency and substance abuse to risky sexual behavior (DiIorio et al, 2001;Hops, Andrews, Duncan, Duncan, & Tildesley, 2000;Prinstein, Boergers, & Spirito, 2001;Urberg, Degirmencioglu, & Pilgrim, 1997). Beyond adolescence, problems in relating to peers have been linked to a range of outcomes including depression, conflictual marital relationships, and even an increased likelihood of early death (Klerman, Weissman, Rounsaville, & Chevron, 1984;Miller, Smith, Turner, Guijarro, & Hallet, 1996).…”

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Leaders and followers in adolescent close friendships: Susceptibility to peer influence as a predictor of risky behavior, friendship instability, and depression

Allen

Porter

McFarland

2006

Develop. Psychopathol.

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Adolescents' susceptibility to peer influence was examined as a marker of difficulties in the general process of autonomy development that was likely to be related to deficits across multiple domains of psychosocial functioning. A laboratory-based assessment of susceptibility to peer influence in interactions with a close friend was developed and examined in relation to corollary reports obtained from adolescents, their mothers, and close peers at ages 13 and 14. As hypothesized, observed susceptibility to peer influence with a close friend predicted future responses to negative peer pressure, but it was also related to broader markers of problems in functioning, including decreases in popularity, and increasing levels of depressive symptoms, over time. Susceptibility to peer influence was also linked to higher concurrent levels of substance use, externalizing behavior, and sexual activity. Results are interpreted as reflecting the central role of establishing autonomy with peers in psychosocial development.

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“…Future similar studies may highlight how both male and female Latino adolescents in romantic relationship move from personal convictions to delay sexual debut to deciding to sexually debut. Additionally, interventions that build refusal skills and strengthen personal self-control might support personal convictions, attributes previously associated with sexual debut (Diiorio et al, 2001;Gilliam et al, 2007).…”

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our clothes are going to magically come off": An Exploratory Study of U.S. Latino Adolescents' Reasons for Having or not Having First-time Vaginal Intercourse

Useche

Medina

Ross³

et al. 2014

Univ Psychol

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US Latino adolescents have higher teenage birthrates and higher probabilities for early sexual initiation, compared to other racial/ethnic groups. Understanding their reasons for delaying or initiating first-time vaginal intercourse is important in designing culturally relevant health promotion programs. Using qualitative methods, we analyzed 21 semi-structured interviews with US Latino adolescents regarding their sexual debuts. Seven had sexually debuted, acknowledging sexual feelings of desire, curiosity and pleasure for their romantic partner. The remaining 14 had not debuted citing reasons of self-interest reasons and external prohibitive factors. Eight out of 14 also attributed their status to not being in a romantic relationship. Our findings suggest several areas for increased discussion including how romantic relationships and Latino cultural values influence sexual initiation and the use of contraception. These findings could improve health promotion programs by identifying critical elements that may resonate with US Latino adolescent socio-cultural values and sexual development.

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Social cognitive correlates of sexual experience and condom use among 13- through 15-year-old adolescents

Cited by 119 publications

References 11 publications

A social neuroscience perspective on adolescent risk-taking

A social neuroscience perspective on adolescent risk-taking

Leaders and followers in adolescent close friendships: Susceptibility to peer influence as a predictor of risky behavior, friendship instability, and depression

our clothes are going to magically come off": An Exploratory Study of U.S. Latino Adolescents' Reasons for Having or not Having First-time Vaginal Intercourse

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