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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2012-09-01
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Series: | American Journal of Men's Health |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1557988312439407 |