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Attachment and sexual health behaviors in homeless youth
Margaret Taylor-Seehafer1, Regina Johnson, Lynn Rew
1University of Texas at Austin-School of Nursing, Austin, TX, USA.
Purpose:
To explore relationships and group differences in attachment-related constructs (social connectedness and social support) and sexual health behaviors in a sample of homeless youth.
Design And Methods:
An exploratory design, this study analyzed baseline data from an ongoing intervention study. Survey data were collected by audio, computer-assisted self-interview (A-CASI) from a nonprobability sample of homeless youth (n = 176).
Results:
Social connectedness was positively correlated with period of time homeless, while social support was positively related to sexual self-concept and to self-efficacy and intention to use condoms.
Practice Implications:
The street group that homeless youth identify with may be a potential resource for peer-mentoring and skill-building regarding healthy sexual behavior.
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