@article{ref1,
title="Impact of abuse history on adolescent African-American women's current HIV/STD-associated behaviors and psychosocial mediators of HIV/STD risk",
journal="Journal of aggression, maltreatment and trauma",
year="2014",
author="Brown, Jennifer L. and Young, April M. and Sales, Jessica M. and DiClemente, Ralph J. and Rose, Eve S. and Wingood, Gina M.",
volume="23",
number="2",
pages="151-167",
abstract="This study examined if relationship power, sex refusal self-efficacy, and/or fear of condom negotiation mediated the relationship between abuse history and consistent condom use (CCU) among African-American female adolescents (n=593). Participants with an abuse history (58%) were less likely to report CCU (p=.003). Women with an abuse history reported less relationship power (p=.006) and self-efficacy for refusing sex (p<.001), and more fear of condom negotiation (p=.003), none of which independently or jointly mediated the association between abuse and CCU. Notably, history of abuse was associated with CCU across mediator models (p=.037 to p=.067), despite inclusion of psychosocial mediators. This study demonstrates the importance of understanding adolescents' condom use behaviors within the context of their life experiences, especially past abuse history.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1092-6771",
doi="10.1080/10926771.2014.873511",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10926771.2014.873511"
}