Health risks among discordant heterosexual high school students. Issue 3 (3rd July 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Harper, Christopher R.; Clayton, Heather B.; Andrzejewski, Jack; Johns, Michelle M.
• Is Part Of: Journal of LGBT youth. Volume 15:Issue 3(2018)
• Page Start: 149
• Page End: 161
• Publication Date: 2018-07-03
• Subjects: Youth lgbt -- sexual orientation -- sexual development -- heterosexuality; Sexual minority youth -- Periodicals; Sexual minority youth -- Education -- Periodicals; 306.76083505
• DOI: 10.1080/19361653.2018.1451802
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1936-1653

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Limited information exists on heterosexual youth with sexual contact with same-sex partners in the United States (i.e., discordant heterosexual). We compared the prevalence of health risks between discordant heterosexual, heterosexual with only opposite-sex sexual contact, lesbian/gay, and bisexual students using the 2015 national Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS). Nationwide, 3.2% of students were identified as discordant heterosexuals. The prevalence of several risk behaviors was significantly higher among discordant heterosexual students than their heterosexual peers with only opposite-sex sexual contact. Clinicians should consider sexual identity and sex of sexual partners when conducting risk-assessments to ensure they appropriately target populations for intervention.