The Longitudinal Relationship Between Broken Windows and Sexual Behaviors Among African American Girls in Juvenile Detention: The Moderating Effects of Sexual Sensation Seeking and Parental Monitoring

IF 1.6 4区社会学 Q2 SOCIAL WORK

Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research Pub Date : 2022-05-09 DOI:10.1086/719855

Dong Ha Kim, Katherine G. Quinn, R. DiClemente, Phillip L. Marotta, Dexter R. Voisin

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Objective: Broken windows theory has been applied in public health to understand how neighborhood disadvantage contributes to health risk and disparities. This longitudinal study examined the relationship between a broken windows index (i.e., a proxy for neighborhood disadvantage) and sexual behaviors and whether sexual sensation-seeking behaviors and parental monitoring moderated that relationship. Method: Participants were 188 African American adolescent girls incarcerated in a short-term detention facility in Atlanta, GA. Participants completed audio computer-assisted self-interviews at baseline, 3, and 6 months; interviews assessed neighborhood disadvantage, sexual risk behaviors, sexual sensation seeking, parental monitoring, and demographics. Results: Longitudinal findings indicate that the broken windows index was associated with risky sexual behaviors (e.g., condomless sex and sex while using drugs). Parental monitoring (i.e., knowledge of child activities and friends) moderated the relationship between broken windows and sexual risk behaviors. Conclusion: Future interventions should address underlying mechanisms linking structural disadvantage to sexual behaviors.

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破窗与非裔美国少管所女孩性行为的纵向关系:性感觉寻求和父母监控的调节作用

目的:将破窗理论应用于公共卫生领域，了解邻里不利因素对健康风险和差异的影响。这项纵向研究考察了破窗指数(即邻里劣势的代表)与性行为之间的关系，以及寻求性刺激的行为和父母的监督是否会调节这种关系。方法:参与者是佐治亚州亚特兰大市一所短期拘留所关押的188名非裔美国少女。参与者在基线、3个月和6个月完成了计算机辅助的音频自我访谈;访谈评估了社区劣势、性风险行为、性感觉寻求、父母监控和人口统计。结果:纵向调查结果表明，破窗指数与危险性行为(如无套性行为和吸毒时的性行为)有关。父母的监督(即对儿童活动和朋友的了解)调节了破窗与性危险行为之间的关系。结论:未来的干预措施应该解决将结构性劣势与性行为联系起来的潜在机制。

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