%0 Journal Article %J J Adolesc %D 2013 %T Multidimensional characterization of sexual minority adolescents' sexual safety strategies. %A Masters, N Tatiana %A Beadnell, Blair %A Morrison, Diane M %A Hoppe, Marilyn J %A Wells, Elizabeth A %K Adolescent %K Bisexuality %K Female %K Homosexuality, Female %K Homosexuality, Male %K Humans %K Male %K Minority Groups %K Safe Sex %K Sexual Behavior %K Sexually Transmitted Diseases %K Surveys and Questionnaires %K Transgender Persons %X

Young adults have high rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Sexual minority youths' risk for STIs, including HIV, is as high as or higher than sexual majority peers'. Sexual safety, while often treated as a single behavior such as condom use, can be best conceptualized as the result of multiple factors. We used latent class analysis to identify profiles based on ever-used sexual safety strategies and lifetime number of partners among 425 self-identified LGBTQ youth aged 14-19. Data collection took place anonymously online. We identified four specific subgroup profiles for males and three for females, with each subgroup representing a different level and type of sexual safety. Profiles differed from each other in terms of age and outness for males, and in outness, personal homonegativity, and amount of education received about sexual/romantic relationships for females. Youths' sexual safety profiles have practice implications for sexuality educators, health care professionals, and parents.

%B J Adolesc %V 36 %P 953-61 %8 2013 Oct %G eng %N 5 %R 10.1016/j.adolescence.2013.07.008 %0 Journal Article %J J Subst Abuse Treat %D 2012 %T Mindful awareness in body-oriented therapy as an adjunct to women's substance use disorder treatment: a pilot feasibility study. %A Price, Cynthia J %A Wells, Elizabeth A %A Donovan, Dennis M %A Rue, Tessa %K Adult %K Anxiety %K Cognitive Therapy %K Depression %K Feasibility Studies %K Feeding and Eating Disorders %K Female %K Follow-Up Studies %K Humans %K Middle Aged %K Mind-Body Therapies %K Pilot Projects %K Recurrence %K Stress, Psychological %K Substance-Related Disorders %K Treatment Outcome %K Young Adult %X

This study examined mindful awareness in body-oriented therapy (MABT) feasibility as a novel adjunct to women's substance use disorder (SUD) treatment. As an individual therapy, MABT combines manual and mind-body approaches to develop interoception and self-care tools for emotion regulation. A 2-group randomized controlled trial repeated-measures design was used, comparing MABT to treatment as usual (TAU) on relapse to substance use and related health outcomes. Sixty-one women were screened for eligibility, and 46 enrolled. Participants randomized to MABT received 8 weekly MABT sessions. Results showed moderate to large effects, including significantly fewer days on substance use, the primary outcome, for MABT compared with TAU at posttest. Secondary outcomes showed improved eating disorder symptoms, depression, anxiety, dissociation, perceived stress, physical symptom frequency, and bodily dissociation for MABT compared with TAU at the 9-month follow-up. In conclusion, it is feasible to implement MABT in women's SUD treatment, and results suggest that MABT is worthy of further efficacy testing.

%B J Subst Abuse Treat %V 43 %P 94-107 %8 2012 Jul %G eng %N 1 %R 10.1016/j.jsat.2011.09.016