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NCT Number: NCT01631721

Couple & Family Contexts

The purpose of this study is to understand the factors that lead to adolescent sexual risk behavior by investigating both the family contexts and romantic relationships that influence adolescent couples' decision-making.

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Key information

Conditions

Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms Behavior

Age range

17 year–19 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Silver School of Social Work, New York University

New York, 10003, United States

About this study

In the United States, inner-city African American and Latino youth are vulnerable to the negative consequences of sexual risk behavior. Despite the fact that sexual risk behavior is a dyadic behavior, almost all of the social-cognitive theories emphasize individual-based variables to explain behavior. Little research has studied both members of an adolescent couple or has used measures from each member to predict future sexual activity of that dyad. The overall aim of the present study is to identify explanatory models of couple sexual risk behavior among a sample of unmarried, non co-habiting Latino and African American high school-aged dyads that are romantically linked. In addition, the present research also will study the parents of adolescent couples. In doing so, the present research will apply theories of cognition, emotion and emotion regulation, and a new theory of parental monitoring to the study of adolescent sexual risk behavior among couples.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Adolescents must be between the ages of 17-19
  • Adolescents must currently reside in the Bronx, New York
  • Adolescents must be of Latino or African American descent
  • Adolescents must identify as being currently involved in romantic relationship
  • Adolescent and parent must both agree to being a participant
  • Adolescent and parent must be able to participate in questionnaire activities

Exclusion criteria

  • Any cognitive or psychiatric disability that would prevent successful participation of adolescent or parent in questionnaire activities

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Incidence of vaginal intercourse with romantic partner

    Time frame: Baseline

    Number of times ever had vaginal intercourse with current romantic partner

Secondary outcomes

  1. Frequency of condom use during vaginal intercourse with romantic partner

    Time frame: Baseline

    Of the number of times participant has ever had vaginal sex with romantic partner, number of times used a condom

  2. Incidence of oral sex with romantic partner

    Time frame: Baseline

    Number of times has ever given/received oral sex with current romantic partner

  3. Frequency of condom use for oral sex with romantic partner

    Time frame: Baseline

    Of number of times has ever had oral sex with current romantic partner, number of times used a condom

  4. Incidence of anal intercourse with current romantic partner

    Time frame: Baseline

    Number of times has ever had anal intercourse with current romantic partner

  5. Frequency of condom use for anal intercourse with romantic partner

    Time frame: Baseline

    Of times has ever had anal intercourse with current romantic partner, number of times used a condom

  6. Frequency of condom use during vaginal intercourse with romantic partner

    Time frame: 6 Months Follow-up

    Of the number of times participant has ever had vaginal sex with romantic partner, number of times used a condom

  7. Incidence of oral sex with romantic partner

    Time frame: 6 Months Follow-up

    Number of times has ever given/received oral sex with current romantic partner

  8. Frequency of condom use for oral sex with romantic partner

    Time frame: 6 Months Follow-up

    Of number of times has ever had oral sex with current romantic partner, number of times used a condom

  9. Incidence of anal intercourse with current romantic partner

    Time frame: 6 Months Follow-up

    Number of times has ever had anal intercourse with current romantic partner

  10. Frequency of condom use for anal intercourse with romantic partner

    Time frame: 6 Months Follow-up

    Of times has ever had anal intercourse with current romantic partner, number of times used a condom

  11. Incidence of vaginal intercourse romantic partner

    Time frame: 6 Months Follow-up

    Number of times ever had vaginal intercourse with current romantic partner

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

New York University

Other

Collaborators

  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Registry information

Official study title

Affective Influences on Adolescent Sexual Risk Behavior: Couple & Family Contexts

Acronym: CFC

Important dates

Study start
2010
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2016
First posted
Jun 29, 2012
Registry last updated
Oct 28, 2022

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