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. 2013 May;37(3):422-30.
doi: 10.5993/AJHB.37.3.15.

New media use and sexual behavior among Latino adolescents

Megan Landry  1 , Felisa A Gonzales, Susan Wood, Amita Vyas
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New media use and sexual behavior among Latino adolescents

Megan Landry et al. Am J Health Behav. 2013 May.

Abstract

Objectives: To examine the relationship between SMS/social media use and sexual behavior among Latino adolescents.

Methods: Four hundred twenty-eight 9(th)- and 10(th)-grade Latino adolescents were recruited to participate in a survey. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were conducted to examine associations between new media use and sexual behaviors.

Results: There is a significant association between frequency of SMS/social media use and sexual behavior after controlling for age, gender, survey language, and nativity.

Conclusions: Latino adolescents using SMS and social media at higher frequencies are more likely to have ever had sex. Future research must continue to explore this relationship.

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