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Partner violence, power, and gender differences in South African adolescents’ HIV/sexually transmitted infections risk behaviors.

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Teitelman, Anne M., Jemmott, John B., Bellamy, Scarlett L., Icard, Larry D., O'Leary, Ann, Heeren, G. Anita, Ngwane, Zolani, Ratcliffe, Sarah J.·2016·Health Psychology
DOI 10.1037/hea0000351PMC PMC5079851
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OBJECTIVES: Low relationship power and victimization by intimate partner violence (IPV) have been linked to HIV risks among adult and adolescent women. This article examines associations of IPV and relationship power with sexual-risk behaviors and whether the associations differ by gender among South African adolescents. METHOD: Sexual-risk behaviors (multiple partners in past 3 months; condom use at last sex), IPV, and relationship power were collected from 786 sexually experienced adolescents (mean age = 16.9) in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, during the 54-month follow-up of a HIV/sexually transmitted infection (STI) risk-reduction intervention trial. The data were analyzed with logistic regression models. RESULTS: Adolescent boys were less likely to report condom use at last sex (p = .001) and more likely to report multiple partners (p < .001). A Gender × IPV interaction (p = .002) revealed that as IPV victimization increased, self-reported condom use at last sex decreased among girls, but increased among boys. A Gender × Relationship Power interaction (p = .004) indicated that as relationship power increased, self-reported condom use at last sex increased among girls, but decreased among boys. A Gender × IPV interaction (p = .004) indicated that as IPV victimization increased, self-reports of having multiple partners increased among boys, but not among girls. As relationship power increased, self-reports of having multiple partners decreased irrespective of gender. CONCLUSIONS: HIV risk-reduction interventions and policies should address gender differences in sexual-risk consequences of IPV and relationship power among adolescents and promote gender equity. (PsycINFO Database Record

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  • Research on dating violence among emerging adults often examines physical or sexual dating violence separately, or fails to distinguish them.

    “research on DV among EAs focuses specifically on PDV or SDV, or does not distinguish the two, despite the potential ramifications for health with regard to sexually transmitted infections (Buelna, Ulloa, & Ulibarri, 2009; Teitelman et al., 2016)”

    From Understanding the Role of Alcohol, Anxiety, and Trait Mindfulness in the Perpetration of Physical and Sexual Dating Violence in Emerging Adults. (2018) · cites this paper as Teitelman et al., 2016

    The paper’s introductory discussion (page unavailable) says that, to the authors’ knowledge, no studies had examined various IPV types alongside sexual-risk behaviors among South African adolescent boys and girls. Its Discussion distinguishes physical and sexual IPV and relates these subtypes to sexual risk. This supports the importance of distinguishing violence types, but not the broader claim about how dating-violence research among emerging adults generally treats them. (LLM, conf=0.82)

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Teitelman, A. M., Jemmott, J. B., Bellamy, S. L., Icard, L. D., O'Leary, A., Heeren, G. A., Ngwane, Z., & Ratcliffe, S. J.
Affiliations
  • University of Pennsylvania (US)
  • Temple University (US)
  • Haverford College (US)
ORCID
Venue
Health Psychology
Publisher
American Psychological Association (APA)
Published
2016-07
Volume
35
Issue
7
Pages
751-760
ISSN
  • 0278-6133 (ISSN-L)
  • 1930-7810
DOI
10.1037/hea0000351
PMC
PMC5079851
OpenAlex
W2342730176
Cited by
48
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FWCI
7.05
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Health Psychology (publishedVersion, other-oa)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute of Mental Health (R01 MH065867 and K01 MH080649)
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (P30 AI045008)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Health › Intimate Partner and Family Violence
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
Keywords
intimate partner violence, power in relationships, gender differences, adolescent sexual risk behavior, condom use, multiple sexual partners, HIV risk, sexually transmitted infections, adolescent boys, adolescent girls, gender equity, South Africa
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior, Female, Humans, Male, Power, Psychological, Risk-Taking, Sexual Behavior, Sex Characteristics, Sexual Partners, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, South Africa, Spouse Abuse, HIV Infections, Safe Sex, Young Adult

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