Document Type
Article
Abstract
CHOICES-TEEN is a bundled intervention aimed at reducing the risks of unintended pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, and alcohol- and tobacco-exposed pregnancies for adolescent girls involved in the juvenile justice system. We examined youths’ (N = 22) elicited pros and cons concerning alcohol, tobacco, condom, and contraception use to inform future iterations of CHOICES-TEEN and other prevention programming during a one-arm pilot study. Content analysis was used to identify recurring themes elicited and recorded during a decisional balance exercise with a counselor. The most recurrent pros and cons were factors that directly affected these adolescents, with more immediate consequences. The results provide insight into motivations for engaging in substance use and risky sexual behaviors for these youth, as well as barriers to change.
Disciplines
Development Studies | Pediatrics | Substance Abuse and Addiction
Recommended Citation
Dunlop CE, Scheffert AHM, Cowling A, Kohavi M, Benjamins LJ, Parish D. Perceptions of Substance Use and Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Adolescent Females Involved in Juvenile Justice (Authors Accepted Manuscript, In Press). Journal of Correctional Health Care, 2024.
Comments
This is the authors' accepted manuscript version of an article subsequently published at
Dunlop CE, Scheffert AHM, Cowling A, Kohavi M, Benjamins LJ, Parish D. Perceptions of Substance Use and Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Adolescent Females Involved in Juvenile Justice. Journal of Correctional Health Care, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1089/jchc.24.01.0004.
While this is not the final published version, the content of this post-print will be substantially similar to the article in press. Deposited here in compliance with publisher policy.