Long-term mediation of a sexual risk-reduction intervention for South African adolescents.

Soojong KimLoretta S JemmottLarry IcardAnne M TeitelmanTerri-Ann KellyAnn O'LearyZolani NgwaneScarlett BellamyJohn B Jemmott

Published in: Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association (2023)

The present study identifies theoretical constructs that mediated the intervention effects on the sexual behavior among South African adolescents for an extended period of time. The findings also reveal gender differences in psychological mechanisms initiated by a sexual risk-reduction intervention and the long-term temporal dynamics of the intervention. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).

Keyphrases

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