A Person-Centered Approach to the Study of Black Adolescent Religiosity, Racial Identity, and Sexual Initiation

Overview

Journal J Res Adolesc

Specialties Pediatrics
Psychology

Date 2019 Jun 18

PMID 31206880

Citations 4

Authors

Tamara Taggart

Wizdom Powell

Nisha Gottfredson

Susan Ennett

Eugenia Eng

Linda M Chatters

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Abstract

Decreasing the number of adolescents who have never had sexual intercourse is one way to address sexual health disparities. We used intersectionality to explore the joint effects of religiosity and racial identity on Black adolescent sexual initiation. Data originated from the National Survey of American Life-Adolescent (n = 1,170), a nationally representative study of Black adolescents. Latent profile analysis and survival analysis were used to evaluate study hypotheses. Results showed four distinct profiles of religiosity and racial identity. These profiles explained 19% of the variability in sexual initiation. Additional analyses revealed sociodemographic differences in profile membership. Findings contribute to understanding ethnic heterogeneity among Black adolescents and racial identity and religiosity as sociocultural factors that influence sexual initiation; and support reconceptualizing Black adolescent religiosity.

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