Test on Adolescent Sexual Risk and Multiple Contexts

Question 1: The study's findings indicate that adolescents' perceptions of parents as warm and knowledgeable generally lead to an increased likelihood of engaging in sexual risk-taking behaviors.

A. Ano

B. Ne

Explanation: The study materials state that "adolescents’ perceptions of parents as warm and knowledgeable were associated with taking fewer sexual risks" and that "youth who have warm and knowledgeable parents are less likely to engage in risk behaviors that increase their odds for STIs or a first or second pregnancy." Therefore, warm and knowledgeable parenting is linked to a decreased, not increased, likelihood of sexual risk-taking.

Question 2: According to the provided study materials, what association has been identified between child sexual abuse and contraception?

A. Child sexual abuse has been linked to a failure to use contraception.

B. Child sexual abuse is associated with an increased likelihood of consistent contraception use.

C. Child sexual abuse has no significant impact on contraception practices.

D. Child sexual abuse often results in adolescents seeking more information about contraception.

Explanation: The study materials state that 'child sexual abuse (Parillo, Freeman, Collier, & Young, 2001) have been linked to failure to use contraception.'

Question 3: Community-level poverty in the study was determined by surveying the income levels of all households within each participating school's catchment area.

A. Ano

B. Ne

Explanation: Community-level poverty was calculated as the percentage of children who received free and reduced lunch at each participating school, with percentages derived from school district reports.

Question 4: According to the study materials, how was the experience of adult physical and sexual abuse assessed among participants?

A. Participants responded to a single item for physical abuse and a single item for sexual abuse, with definitions provided on the survey.

B. A detailed 5-point Likert scale was used, ranging from 'never' to 'very often' for each type of abuse.

C. Multiple items assessed different forms of abuse, and the responses were combined into a composite score for each type.

D. Each measure was dichotomized into 0 = never and 1 = current or past experience for all analyses, including descriptive statistics.

Explanation: The study materials state, 'One item asked participants if they had experienced adult physical abuse; one item asked participants if they had experienced adult sexual abuse. Definitions were provided on the survey for sexual and physical abuse.' While the measures were dichotomized for multivariate analyses, the initial assessment involved single items with definitions, making option 0 the most accurate description of the assessment method.

Question 5: A history of adult sexual abuse significantly increases the odds of having multiple sexual partners.

A. Ano

B. Ne

Explanation: The odds of having multiple sexual partners significantly increased with a history of adult sexual abuse.