Hopelessness and Sexual Risk Behavior Among Adolescent African American Males in a Low-Income Urban Community

African American youth bear a disproportionate burden of sexually transmitted infections. Environmental stressors may lead to increased hopelessness, which in turn can lead to increases in risk-taking behavior. This study explored the hypothesis that as hopelessness increases, sexual risk behavior w...

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Main Authors: Sarah Kagan MPH, Julianna Deardorff PhD, Jacqueline McCright MPH, Marguerita Lightfoot PhD, Maureen Lahiff PhD, Sheri A. Lippman PhD, MPH
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2012-09-01
Series:American Journal of Men's Health
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1557988312439407