A qualitative assessment of South African adolescents’ motivations for and against substance use and sexual behavior

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dc.contributor.authorPatrick, Megan E.
dc.contributor.authorPalen, Lori-Ann
dc.contributor.authorCaldwell, Linda L.
dc.contributor.authorGleeson, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorSmith, E.D.
dc.contributor.authorWegner, Lisa
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-18T14:03:29Z
dc.date.available2014-03-18T14:03:29Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractFocus groups (N 5 15 groups; 8 with girls, 7 with boys) with adolescents in high schools near Cape Town, South Africa, were used to conduct a qualitative investigation of reported reasons for using and not using substances and for having and not having sex. Adolescents reported Enhancement, Negative States, Social, and Aversive Social motivations for both sub- stance use and sexual behavior. In addition, being addicted as a reason for using drugs and rape as a context for sexual behavior were frequently reported. Motivations against behaviors included Physical/Behavioral Consequences, Ethical Objections, Social Disapproval, and Incompatible Activities and Goals reasons. Preventive interventions should address existing motivations for and against substance use and sexual behavior to acknowledge adolescents’ experiences in context.en_US
dc.description.accreditationWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.identifier.citationPatrick, M.E., et al. (2010). A qualitative assessment of South African adolescents’ motivations for and against substance use and sexual behavior. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 20(2):456-481en_US
dc.identifier.issn1050-8392
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/1058
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterfalse
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwellen_US
dc.rightsThis is the authors' post print published by Wiley-Blackwell.
dc.source.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-7795.2010.00649.x
dc.status.ispeerreviewedtrue
dc.subjectAdolescent substance useen_US
dc.subjectSexual behavioren_US
dc.subjectAversive social motivationsen_US
dc.titleA qualitative assessment of South African adolescents’ motivations for and against substance use and sexual behavioren_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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