2016
Intimate Partner Victimization and Health Risk Behaviors Among Pregnant Adolescents.
Udo IE, Lewis Lmft JB, Tobin JN, Ickovics JR. Intimate Partner Victimization and Health Risk Behaviors Among Pregnant Adolescents. American Journal Of Public Health 2016, 106: 1457-9. PMID: 27310354, PMCID: PMC4940642, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2016.303202.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth risk behaviorsPregnant adolescentsRisk behaviorsIntimate partner victimizationInadequate physical activityGroup prenatal careAdverse health consequencesHealth care providersPartner victimizationUnhealthy dietary behaviorsAdolescent morbidityRisky sexual behaviorPrenatal carePhysical activityCare providersDietary behaviorsClinical sitesPrevention programsDisease controlHealth consequencesSubstance useBlack pregnant adolescentsSexual behaviorAdolescentsNew York City
2006
Avoidance, Anxiety, and Sex: The Influence of Romantic Attachment on HIV-Risk among Pregnant Women
Kershaw TS, Milan S, Westdahl C, Lewis J, Rising SS, Fletcher R, Ickovics J. Avoidance, Anxiety, and Sex: The Influence of Romantic Attachment on HIV-Risk among Pregnant Women. AIDS And Behavior 2006, 11: 299-311. PMID: 16865541, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-006-9153-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSexual beliefsAttachment anxietyRelational factorsAttachment avoidanceAttachment orientationsRomantic attachmentAttachment theoryAnxietyWorking modelDemographic variablesUnprotected sexCurrent relationshipBeliefsSexual riskSexual behaviorAvoidanceUrban prenatal clinicRisky partnersRelationshipCondom useAttachmentBehaviorPartnersMultiple partnersClose relationshipSelf-esteem, emotional distress and sexual behavior among adolescent females: Inter-relationships and temporal effects
Ethier KA, Kershaw TS, Lewis JB, Milan S, Niccolai LM, Ickovics JR. Self-esteem, emotional distress and sexual behavior among adolescent females: Inter-relationships and temporal effects. Journal Of Adolescent Health 2006, 38: 268-274. PMID: 16488825, DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2004.12.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmotional distressAdolescent femalesMore emotional distressSelf-report measuresRosenberg Self-Esteem ScaleBrief Symptom InventorySelf-Esteem ScalePerceived Stress ScaleStructural equation modelingSexual risk behaviorsSexual behaviorRisk behaviorsPsychological factorsStress ScaleSymptom InventoryEquation modelingRisky partnersAdequate fitDistressLongitudinal studyAdolescentsTemporal natureSexual historySexual activityPartners
2005
The influence of pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, and human immunodeficiency virus perceived susceptibility patterns on sexual risk reduction for adolescent females
Kershaw T, Ethier K, Milan S, Lewis J, Niccolai L, Meade C, Ickovics J. The influence of pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, and human immunodeficiency virus perceived susceptibility patterns on sexual risk reduction for adolescent females. Journal Of Community Psychology 2005, 33: 313-331. DOI: 10.1002/jcop.20056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman immunodeficiency virusSexual risk behaviorsSubsequent STDSexual riskRisk behaviorsCurrent sexual risk behaviorSexual behaviorHigh sexual riskLow sexual riskRisky sexual behaviorImmunodeficiency virusSTD acquisitionYoung womenAdolescent femalesSexual historyPregnancyRiskSTDsSignificant changesSubgroupsMultiple outcomesHigher numberDiseaseRisk perceptionWomen