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Citation |
Schmiege SJ, Bryan AD. AIDS Behav. 2015; 20(4): 821-832. |
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Affiliation |
Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Colorado-Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA. |
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Copyright |
(Copyright © 2015, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group) |
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26456405 |
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Abstract |
Justice-involved adolescents engage in high levels of risky sexual behavior and substance use, and understanding potential relationships among these constructs is important for effective HIV/STI prevention. A regression mixture modeling approach was used to determine whether subgroups could be identified based on the regression of two indicators of sexual risk (condom use and frequency of intercourse) on three measures of substance use (alcohol, marijuana and hard drugs). Three classes were observed among n = 596 adolescents on probation: none of the substances predicted outcomes for approximately 18 % of the sample; alcohol and marijuana use were predictive for approximately 59 % of the sample, and marijuana use and hard drug use were predictive in approximately 23 % of the sample. Demographic, individual difference, and additional sexual and substance use risk variables were examined in relation to class membership. Language: en |