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Past academic, drug-related and sexual behaviors predict risky sex after high school.

Publication: Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
Publication Date: 01-SEP-08 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Past academic, drug-related and sexual behaviors predict risky sex after high school.(DIGESTS)

Article Excerpt
Behavioral patterns formed in high school may foreshadow sexual risk-taking in the months after young people leave high school, according to a study of 19-year-olds in the Pacific Northwest. (1) In contrast with literature that associates college attendance and living away from home with increases in risk behaviors, the study shows that in the fall after high school, college attendance predicted a decreased probability of sexual risk behaviors, while living arrangement was not associated with the likelihood of participating in sexual risk behaviors. Academic performance, risky sexual behaviors and drug use during high school, however, were highly associated with post-high school behaviors.

The data came from a longitudinal study of students from 10 public schools in a suburban district. Students were enrolled in the study as first and...

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