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Really troubled girls: gender differences in risky sexual behavior and its correlates in a sample of juvenile offenders. |
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Children and Youth Services Review, 33(11), November 2011, pp.2386-2391. |
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0190-7409 |
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Using data on 227 young offenders in a residential facility in the United States, the impact of gender on sexual behaviour was analysed. Those participating in the study were interviewed using structured one-to-one interviews. Girls reported higher likelihood of diagnosis with sexually transmitted diseases, and injecting drug use including heroin and cocaine than boys. Multivariate analysis indicated that number of sexual partners, childhood trauma, and services received from emergency shelter and psychiatric settings were associated with risky sexual behaviour. Discouraging, abusive and dysfunctional home environment with little support from parents/caregivers, or teachers, priests/religious leaders appear to dispose youth to a life of risky sex, drugs and delinquency. The findings suggest that girls would benefit from tailored interventions to address specific needs. |
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child abuse; coping behaviour; gender; risk; sexual behaviour; substance misuse; women; young offenders; |
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