Health-Protective Effects of Attachment Among African American Girls in Psychiatric Care

African American girls in psychiatric care are at increased risk for HIV and sexually transmitted infection (STI) through sexual risk taking. Adolescent sexual behavior often reflects peer norms and behavior. Secure attachment patterns with mothers and peers might lessen the effects of negative peer...

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Published in:	Journal of family psychology 2012-02, Vol.26 (1), p.124-132
Main Authors:	Emerson, Erin, Donenberg, Geri R., Wilson, Helen W.
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Subjects:	Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Adolescent Adolescent sexuality African Americans African cultural groups Attachment Attachment Behavior Biological and medical sciences Black American people Black or African American - psychology Black People Chicago Child Female Females Girls Health Behavior Health services High risk HIV Human Human Females Human immunodeficiency virus Human viral diseases Humans Infectious diseases Longitudinal Studies Medical sciences Mental Disorders - psychology Mental health Mental health care Mental health services Mother Child Relations Mother-daughter relations Mothers Norms Object Attachment Outpatient Parent-child relations Peer attachment Peer Group Peer influence Peer pressure Peer Relations Peer relationships Peers Prevention Prevention programs Preventive medicine Psychiatric Clinics Psychiatry Risk Risk assessment Risk behavior Risk factors Risk reduction Risk taking Safe sexual practices Sexual behavior Sexual Risk Taking Sexually transmitted diseases Social Norms STD Structural equation modeling Unsafe Sex - psychology Viral diseases Viral diseases of the lymphoid tissue and the blood. Aids
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