Abstract Heterosexual African American youth face substantial disparities in sexual health
consequences such as HIV and STI. Based on the social ecological framework, the current …

The aim of this article is to explicate a terror management theory (TMT) analysis of the poor
social and psychological well-being of African Americans by drawing upon a model of …

Hope is a future expectancy characterized by an individual's perception that a desirable
future outcome can be achieved. Though scales exist to measure hope, they may have …

African American women at increased risk of HIV/sexually transmitted infection (STI) may
engage in risky sex as a co** mechanism for depressed economic conditions. This study …

Background Deep-rooted racial residential segregation and housing discrimination have
given rise to housing disparities among low-income Black young adults in the US. Most …

The relationship between drug policy and HIV vulnerability is well documented. However,
little research examines the links between racial/ethnic HIV disparities via the Drug War …

Objective: Sexual risk behavior during adolescence is an important public health problem.
Self-esteem and hopefulness are potentially important psychological factors that may play a …

The purpose of the present study is to determine if high school students' character strengths
composed of twenty-four different features, being virtuous including six dimensions and …

Objectives: Researchers have found a link between neighborhood risk factors and youth risk
behaviors. However, the pathways by which this occurs remain poorly understood. This …

There is an increasing call for HIV prevention programs that target social determinants of
HIV. The purpose of this study was to examine the experiences and perceptions of 12 …