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Beyond the "Model Minority" Stereotype: Trends in Health Risk Behaviors Among Asian/Pacific Islander High School Students

The Journal of school health, 2009-08, Vol.79 (8), p.347-354 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

2009, American School Health Association ;Copyright Blackwell Publishing Ltd. Aug 2009 ;ISSN: 0022-4391 ;EISSN: 1746-1561 ;DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2009.00420.x ;PMID: 19630868 ;CODEN: JSHEAZ

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Title:
Beyond the "Model Minority" Stereotype: Trends in Health Risk Behaviors Among Asian/Pacific Islander High School Students
Author: Lee, Sung-Jae ; Rotheram-Borus, Mary Jane
Subjects: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) ; Adolescent ; Asian American Students ; Asian Americans ; Asian students ; California ; Child and adolescent health ; Condoms ; Demographic aspects ; Drinking ; Drug Use ; Ethnic Stereotypes ; Female ; Forecasts and trends ; Health aspects ; Health Behavior ; Health behaviour ; health communication ; Health risk assessment ; Health risks ; Health Surveys ; High School Students ; High schools ; HIV ; Human immunodeficiency virus ; Humans ; Male ; Market trend/market analysis ; Minority groups ; Minority students ; Nursing ; Oceanic Ancestry Group ; Pacific Americans ; Parent Child Relationship ; Prevention ; Regression analysis ; Risk ; risk behaviors ; Risk taking ; Risk-taking (Psychology) ; Secondary school students ; Sexuality ; Sexually Transmitted Diseases ; Smoking ; Stereotypes ; Studies ; Surveys ; Unsafe Sex - statistics & numerical data ; Urban Schools ; Young people ; Youth Risk Behavior Survey
Is Part Of: The Journal of school health, 2009-08, Vol.79 (8), p.347-354
Description: ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Asian/Pacific Islander (API) students have been stereotyped as the “model minority.” The objective of this study was to examine the trends in health risk behaviors among API students who participated in the San Diego City Schools Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) between 1993 and 2005. METHODS: High school students from the San Diego City School District completed the self‐administered YRBS between 1993 and 2005. Among sexually active students, logistic regression for survey data was used to examine trends in health risk behaviors. RESULTS: From 1993 to 2005, condom use at last sexual intercourse was consistently lower among API students than their cross‐ethnic peers. We observed a significant increasing trend in lifetime smoking, drinking, and marijuana use. Parental communications regarding human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) were significantly less frequent and decreased over time. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings challenge the notion of API youth being the “model minority.” API students face unique challenges, including barriers to good communication about sex and lower rates of condom use. School‐based prevention programs are needed for API students, including a focus on HIV communication with parents.
Publisher: Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 0022-4391
EISSN: 1746-1561
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2009.00420.x
PMID: 19630868
CODEN: JSHEAZ
Source: Education Resources Information Center (ERIC)
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Beyond the "Model Minority" Stereotype: Trends in Health Risk Behaviors Among Asian/Pacific Islander High School Students

2009, American School Health Association ;Copyright Blackwell Publishing Ltd. Aug 2009 ;ISSN: 0022-4391 ;EISSN: 1746-1561 ;DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2009.00420.x ;PMID: 19630868 ;CODEN: JSHEAZ

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