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Perceived Difficulty of Performing Selected HIV/AIDS Preventive Behaviors and Life Satisfaction: Is there a Relationship for African American Adolescents?

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Research on the relationship between adolescent health risk behaviors, sexual risk behaviors in particular, and perceived life satisfaction is emerging. Some researchers suggest that life satisfaction has been a neglected component of adolescent health research. African American adolescents aged 13–18 (n = 1,658) from four matched, mid-sized cities in the northeastern and southeastern USA, completed a self-report questionnaire via Audio Computer Assisted Self-Interview. Analyses were conducted to examine relationships between perceived difficulty in performing HIV/AIDS preventive behavior and perceived life satisfaction, while controlling for socioeconomic status. Results suggest that perceived life satisfaction is related to perceived difficulty in performing HIV/AIDS preventive behaviors, for both males and females, with variability in the magnitude of associations by gender. Further research is necessary to identify the particular characteristics of youth and specific aspects of adolescent life satisfaction associated with perceived difficulty in performing HIV/AIDS preventive behavior to develop gender-appropriate and culturally-sensitive quality of life/health promotion programs.

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Acknowledgment

This study was conducted through the iMPPACS network supported by the National Institutes of Mental Health (Pim Brouwers, Project Officer) at the following sites and local contributors: Columbia, SC (MH66802; Robert Valois [PI], Naomi Farber, Andre Walker); Macon, GA (MH66807; Ralph DiClemente [PI], Gina Wingood, Laura Salazar, Rachel Joseph, Delia Lang); Philadelphia, PA (MH66809; Daniel Romer [PI], Sharon Sznitman, Bonita Stanton, Michael Hennessy, Susan Lee, Eian More, Ivan Juzang, and Thierry Fortune); Providence, RI (MH66785; Larry Brown [PI], Christie Rizzo, Nanetta Payne); and Syracuse, NY (MH66794; Peter Vanable [PI], Michael Carey, Rebecca Bostwick).

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  1. Health Promotion, Education & Behavior, Family & Preventive Medicine, Schools of Public, Health and Medicine, University of South Carolina, 915 Green Street, Discovery 1 Building, Room 534, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA

    Robert F. Valois

  2. Health Promotion & Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health and Information Sciences, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA

    Jelani C. Kerr

  3. Public Policy Center, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Michael Hennessy & Daniel Romer

  4. Behavioral Sciences & Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Ralph J. DiClemente

  5. Department of Psychiatry, Rhode Island Hospital, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA

    Larry K. Brown

  6. The Centers for Behavioral & Preventive Medicine, The Miriam Hospital and Brown University, Providence, RI, USA

    Michael P. Carey

  7. Department of Psychology, Center for Health & Behavior, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA

    Peter A. Vanable

  8. School of Social Work, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA

    Naomi B. Farber

  9. Division of Health Promotion & Behavior, School of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Laura F. Salazar

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Valois, R.F., Kerr, J.C., Hennessy, M. et al. Perceived Difficulty of Performing Selected HIV/AIDS Preventive Behaviors and Life Satisfaction: Is there a Relationship for African American Adolescents?. AIDS Behav 19, 1288–1297 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-014-0900-2

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