TY - JOUR
T1 - Educational options and AIDS-related behaviors among troubled adolescents
AU - Slonim-nevo, Vered
AU - Auslander, W. F.
AU - Ozawa, M. N.
N1 - Funding Information:
'This research was supported by National Institute of Mental Health grant MH45306. The results were presented at the VIII International Conference on AIDS/HI STD World Congress, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 19-24 July 1992. The authors thank Sarah Gehlert and Suzanne Shepard for their assistance in data collection. The authors also thank Michael Sherraden for his valuable comments. 2A1I correspondence should be sent to Vered Slonim-Nevo, Department of Social Work, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, 84105 Beer Sheva, Israel.
PY - 1995/2/1
Y1 - 1995/2/1
N2 - Examined whether educational parameters could predict AIDS-related knowledge, attitude, and behavior, controlling for sociodemographic variables, among delinquent and abused adolescents. 358 adolescents, ages 11-18 years, who were placed in 15 residential centers in Midwestern cities completed self-report questionnaires. Multivariate analyses showed that after controlling for sociodemographic factors, AIDS-related knowledge, attitude, and behaviors were predicted by educational parameters, such as relationship with teachers and educational aspirations. Data indicate that these educational parameters can be used to identify adolescents who are most at risk for HIV infection among already troubled youth. It is suggested, therefore, that the educational difficulties of troubled adolescents cannot be ignored when preventive programs for this population are planned.
AB - Examined whether educational parameters could predict AIDS-related knowledge, attitude, and behavior, controlling for sociodemographic variables, among delinquent and abused adolescents. 358 adolescents, ages 11-18 years, who were placed in 15 residential centers in Midwestern cities completed self-report questionnaires. Multivariate analyses showed that after controlling for sociodemographic factors, AIDS-related knowledge, attitude, and behaviors were predicted by educational parameters, such as relationship with teachers and educational aspirations. Data indicate that these educational parameters can be used to identify adolescents who are most at risk for HIV infection among already troubled youth. It is suggested, therefore, that the educational difficulties of troubled adolescents cannot be ignored when preventive programs for this population are planned.
KW - AIDS
KW - Adolescents
KW - Prevention
KW - School performance
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U2 - 10.1093/jpepsy/20.1.41
DO - 10.1093/jpepsy/20.1.41
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0028861774
SN - 0146-8693
VL - 20
SP - 41
EP - 60
JO - Journal of Pediatric Psychology
JF - Journal of Pediatric Psychology
IS - 1
ER -
