ERIC Number: EJ1188072
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-1936-1653
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Health Risks among Discordant Heterosexual High School Students
Harper, Christopher R.; Clayton, Heather B.; Andrzejewski, Jack; Johns, Michelle M.
Journal of LGBT Youth, v15 n3 p149-161 2018
Limited information exists on heterosexual youth with sexual contact with same-sex partners in the United States (i.e., discordant heterosexual). We compared the prevalence of health risks between discordant heterosexual, heterosexual with only opposite-sex sexual contact, lesbian/gay, and bisexual students using the 2015 national Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS). Nationwide, 3.2% of students were identified as discordant heterosexuals. The prevalence of several risk behaviors was significantly higher among discordant heterosexual students than their heterosexual peers with only opposite-sex sexual contact. Clinicians should consider sexual identity and sex of sexual partners when conducting risk-assessments to ensure they appropriately target populations for intervention.
Descriptors: High School Students, Sexuality, Homosexuality, Health Behavior, At Risk Persons, Sexual Identity, Sexual Orientation, Evaluation Methods, Intervention, Adolescents, Student Characteristics, Gender Differences, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Age Differences, Secondary School Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Youth Risk Behavior Survey
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