STUDIES OF AAPI ADOLESCENT/UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Chan, Connie. Attitudes toward Sexuality and Sexual Behaviors of Asian-American Adolescents: Implications for Risk of Hiv Infection. 1997. February 22 2005.

This is actually an chapter from a book. It was listed in the Ovid database. The abstract appeared useful because it discussed how the chapter compared the attitudes and knowledge of HIV risk prevention within different AAPI ethnicities. I believe this source to be rather credible because it was backed by the University of Massachusetts. I included the ISBN's of the hardcover and paperback versions.

Chan, D. W. Knowledge, Attitudes, and Experiences of Chinese Medical Students in Hong Kong. 1990. Available: article link February 22 2005.

This article, as with other Archive of Sexual Behavior articles about this subject are rather old, but still useful. This article explores the miseducation of sex education among Chinese medical students in Hong Kong. This article delves into the cultural aspect of Chinese attitudes toward sexuality. It is not surprising that sexual modesty, especially concerning Chinese women is prevalent. Grave misconceptions such as the belief that abstaining from discussions of sex would prevent pre-marital sex shocked me.

Cochran, Susan D, Mays, Vickie M, Leung, Laurie. Sexual Practices of Heterosexual Asian-American Young Adults: Implications for Risk of HIV Infection. 1991. Archives of Sexual Behavior. Available: article link. February 22 2005.

This article is quite old; dating back to 1991 but it has been listed as a reference for several other articles. The credibility of the Archives of Sexual Behavior is questionable, but several articles that were published in credible journals have also listed the Archives of Sexual Behavior as a reference. This article investigates the preconceived notions of heterosexual Asian Americans and sexual conservatism.

Hong, J. H., Fan, M. S., Ng, M. L., Lee, L. K. C., Lui, P. K., & Choy, Y. H. "Sexual Attitudes and Behavior of Chinese University Students in Shanghai." Journal of Sex Education 20 (1994): 277-86.

Unlike the article that explored medical students attitudes toward sex (Hong Kong), this article examines the attitudes that mainland Chinese university students have toward sex. The results are quite similar. A fascinating tid bit; 70% of mainland Chinese male and female university students approve of pre-marital sex, although it is not as widely practiced as it is accepted. All of the authors appear to be Chinese, and the article is published in an otherwise credible journal, so I think that the information is credible.

Huang, K., & Uba, L. "Premarital Sexual Behavior among Chinese College Students in the United States." Archives of Sexual Behavior 21.June 1992 (1992): 227-40.

This source is rather old, but it is useful because it provides data and an analysis of the data. Basically, AAPI are more accepting of pre-martial sex than their Asian counterparts, but overall, Asian Americans still had more conservative attitudes toward pre-marital sex. I find this source credible because both authors are Asian American and have Ph.D's. In addition, the article is mostly a summary of their study.

McLaughlin, C. S., Chen, C., Greenberger, E., & Biermeier, C. "Family, Peer, and Individual Correlates of Sexual Experience among Caucasian and Asian American Late Adolescents." Journal of Research on Adolescence 7 (1997): 33-53.

This article was useful because it emphasizes the influence of culture and family on adolescent behavior. It goes into detail as to why AAPI tend to have their first sexual experiences at a later age than Caucasians do. These findings published in the Journal of Research on Adolescence proves credible to me.

Meston, C. M., Trapnell, P. D., & Gorzalka, B. B. Ethnic and Gender Differences in Sexuality: Variations in Sexual Behavior between Asian and Non-Asian University Students. 1996. Available: article link. February 22 2005.

This article was useful because the data was presented in tables. It was also listed as a reference in several other journals. A study was conducted to compare the sexual experiences and knowledge of sex education between Asian Canadians and Canadians. This article also discusses the influence of North American culture on Asians.

Schuster, M. A., Bell, R. M., Nakajima, G. A., & Kanouse, D. E. "The Sexual Practices of Asian and Pacific Islander High School Students." Journal of Adolescent Health 23.November 1998 (1998): 221-33.

This is another article that conducts a study between APPI adolescents and other racial groups. This article appears to come up with the same conclusion as the other article; less APPI's were engaging in risky behavior than the other racial groups but they still need to be educated. Even though listing this article as another source may seem redundant, the fact that this study came up with similar results is an indication of the credibility of the previous source, as well as this one. This article was published by the same journal; the Journal of Adolescent Health.

Tang, C. S., Lai, F. D., Phil, M., & Chung, T. K. H. Assessment of Sexual Functioning for Chinese College Students. 1997. Available: article link. February 22 2005.

This is one of the more recent articles archived by Archive Sexual Behavior. The authors have conducted a study of 305 college students in Hong Kong and surveyed them about their sexual behaviors such as first time experience, masturbation, etc and attitudes. I'm amazed at how uninformed many of the students are.

Yep, G. A. "HIV Prevention among Asian-American College Students: Does the Health Belief Model Work?" Journal of American College Health 41.February 22 (1997): 199-205.

This article explores the response of AAPI towards sex education. Does the current mode of sex education work? "Scaring" students with threats of nasty STD's and unwanted pregnancies, etc. Or does sex education need a different approach for APPI's? The information provided in this article is credible because it is published in a health based journal with a focus on young adults.