Science
The use of message framing to promote sexual risk reduction in young adolescents: a pilot exploratory study
We recruited 26, 10 to 14 year-olds to participate in focus groups. We asked each adolescent to design a poster that advised their peers to “wait to have sex until they are much older so they can achieve their future goals and dreams” and instructed them to choose from the selection of images and messages we provided or to generate their own content. More >
Electronic Media-Based Health Interventions Promoting Behavior Change in Youth
We conducted a systematic review to assess the type and quality of the studies evaluating the effects of electronic media–based interventions on health and safety behavior change in youth aged 18 years or younger. More >
A Qualitative Study to Inform the Development of a Videogame for Adolescent Human Immunodeficiency Virus Protection
We conducted individual interviews and focus groups with 10–15 year-old boys and girls (36 unique participants) at a neighborhood-based nonprofit organization serving youth from low-resource neighborhoods in New Haven, CT. More >