Author ORCID Identifier

Dexter R. Voisin

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-29-2010

Abstract

We assessed community violence, school engagement, negative peer influences, mental health problems, and human immunodeficiency virus risk among 563 black adolescents. Boys reported higher rates of community violence exposures and gang involvement, while girls reported higher mental health distress. In the presence of multiple risk factors, negative peer norms were the strongest correlate of human immunodeficiency virus risk behaviors.

Keywords

community violence, HIV risks, psychological problems, school engagement

Publication Title

Journal of Adolescent Health

Rights

© 2010 Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Comments

This is a peer reviewed Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Elsevier in Journal of Adolescent Health, available at: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.11.213

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