APS
30th APS Annual Convention · 2018
Sexual Risk Taking and Alcohol/Marijuana Problems in Justice-Involved Male Adolescents: Longitudinal Relationships Among Desirability of First Sexual Experience, Impulsivity, Adverse Childhood Experiences, and Sociosexuality
- Ryan Ross
University of New Mexico - Elizabeth Yeater
University of New Mexico - Angela Bryan
University of Colorado Boulder - Katie Witkiewitz
University of New Mexico - Kristen Vitek
University of New Mexico - Gabriela Lopez
University of New Mexico - Megan Colwell
University of New Mexico - Karaya Morris
University of New Mexico
Abstract
Male justice-involved adolescents completed measures of alcohol/marijuana problems, risky sex, impulsivity, sociosexuality, and adverse childhood experiences. Latent growth curve analysis revealed associations among more adverse childhood experiences, higher impulsivity, and higher sociosexuality and greater alcohol/marijuana problems at 3-month assessment. Higher impulsivity was associated longitudinally with less change in alcohol/marijuana problems.
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