Person and Environment in HIV Risk Behavior Change Between Adolescence and Young Adulthood

This article explores how personal & environmental variables influence change in HIV-related risk behaviours between adolescence & young adulthood. 602 youths from 10 American cities were interviewed in 1984-85, & again in 1989-90 & 1991-92. Analysis shows that 31% of the variance in HIV risk behaviours by inner-city young adults is predicted by a combination of adolescent risk behaviours, personal variables (including suicidality), environmental variables & interactions between variables.