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Abstract
Prior research consistently finds that gang youth, compared to nongang youth, are more involved in risky behaviors such as violence and drug sales. Less attention has been given to comparisons in sexual behavior. While research demonstrates that gang membership is associated with risky sex and many gang members indicate that sex is a motivation for joining a gang, prior research is limited in its ability to account for self-selection into a gang, variations in involvement across gender, and different forms of sexual activity. This research addresses these limitations by using Add Health data and propensity score matching to examine the relationship between gang membership and sexual behavior inside and out of a romantic relationship as well as how this relationship differs by gender. While findings indicate that gang membership increases the likelihood of sexual intercourse, nonromantic sex, and the number of nonromantic sex partners, no unique gender differences were identified.
先前的研究一致发现,黑帮青年与非黑帮青年相比,参与暴力和毒品销售等危险行为的比例更高。关于性行为方面的比较则较少受到关注。虽然研究表明,帮派成员身份与危险性行为有关,许多帮派成员也表示性是加入帮派的动机之一,但之前的研究在考虑自我选择加入帮派、不同性别参与帮派的差异以及不同形式的性行为等方面存在局限性。本研究利用 Add Health 数据和倾向得分匹配来研究帮派成员身份与恋爱关系内外的性行为之间的关系,以及这种关系在性别上的差异,从而解决这些局限性。研究结果表明,帮派成员身份会增加性交、非浪漫性行为和非浪漫性伴侣数量的可能性,但没有发现独特的性别差异。
期刊介绍:
Sociological Spectrum publishes papers on theoretical, methodological, quantitative and qualitative research, and applied research in areas of sociology, social psychology, anthropology, and political science.