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JOURNAL OF RESEARCH ON ADOLESCENCE
Volume 21, Issue 2, Pages 361-375Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2010.00672.x
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- NIDA NIH HHS [R01 DA021898, R01 DA021898-06A2, R01 DA021898-07] Funding Source: Medline
- NIMH NIH HHS [R01 MH062666] Funding Source: Medline
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH [R01MH062666] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE [R01DA021898] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
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A longitudinal model that tested mediating pathways between protective family processes and HIV-related behavior was evaluated with 195 African American youth. Three waves of data were collected when the youth were 13, 15, and 19 years old. Evidence of mediation and temporal priority were assessed for 3 constructs: academic engagement, evaluations of prototypical risk-taking peers, and affiliations with risk-promoting peers. Structural equation modeling indicated that protective family processes assessed during early adolescence were associated with HIV-related behavior during emerging adulthood and that academic engagement, evaluations of prototypical risk-taking peers, and affiliations with risk-promoting peers accounted for this association. Evidence of a specific pathway emerged: protective family processes -> academic engagement -> negative evaluations of prototypical risk-taking peers -> affiliations with risk-promoting peers -> HIV-related behavior. Academic engagement also was a direct predictor of HIV-related risk behavior.
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