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Publication details [#40957]

Bryan, Angela, Leona S. Aiken and Stephen G. West. 2004. HIV/STD Risk Among Incarcerated Adolescents: Optimism About the Future and Self-Esteem as Predictors of Condom Use Self-Efficacy. Journal of Applied Social Psychology 34 (5) : 912–936.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

adolescent | estimating | health | prison

Place, Publisher

Bellwether Publishing

Annotation

This article examines a psychosocial approach of condom-use intentions among emprisoned adolescents, who are at a very high risk for sexually transmitted diseases. It is demonstrated that optimism about the future and self-esteem positively affect condom use.