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Dating Violence Victimization and Unprotected Sex Acts Among Adolescents in Mental Health Treatment |
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| Authors: | Christie J. Rizzo Heather L. Hunter Delia L. Lang Cassandra Oliveira Geri Donenberg Ralph J. DiClemente Larry K. Brown |
| Affiliation: | 1. Bradley Hasbro Children’s Research Center/Rhode Island Hospital and the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, 02903, USA 2. Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA 3. University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA |
| Abstract: | The objective of this study was to explore the relationship between dating violence victimization and unprotected sex acts among youth in mental health treatment. Sexually-active adolescents (n?=?261; ages 13–18) enrolled in mental health treatment completed an audio-assisted computerized self-interview (ACASI) to assess recent dating violence victimization, unprotected sex acts, depression symptoms, and recent alcohol use. Path analysis revealed that dating violence victimization was related to unprotected sex acts both directly and indirectly via its association with depression and condom use self-efficacy. These findings suggest that in order to reduce HIV-related risk behaviors among dating violence victims, treatment providers should consider depressive symptomatology and associated affect around sexual situations. |
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