Open AccessMotivational interviewing to reduce risky sexual behaviors among at-risk male youth: A randomized controlled pilot study.
Author(s) -
Shayna S. Bassett,
Daniel J. Delaney,
Amy M. Moore,
Mary Clair-Michaud,
Jennifer G. Clarke,
L. A. R. Stein
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
psychological services
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.855
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1939-148X
pISSN - 1541-1559
DOI - 10.1037/ser0000498
Subject(s) - motivational interviewing , psychological intervention , casual , psycinfo , randomized controlled trial , condom , clinical psychology , psychology , intervention (counseling) , medicine , psychiatry , medline , family medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , surgery , materials science , syphilis , political science , law , composite material
Despite male youth taking more sexual risks that lead to unwanted partner pregnancy and/or sexually transmitted infections (STIs), research evaluating interventions for risky sex has focused almost exclusively on adolescent and adult females. With STIs among male youth on the rise, behavioral interventions that target risky sex among male youth are needed.