Reina Evans

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Works (16)

Updated: July 8th, 2023 21:14

2021 journal article

Adherence to Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in Adolescents and Young Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH, 70(1), 28–41.

By: B. Allison *, L. Widman n , J. Stewart n, R. Evans n & M. Perry*

author keywords: Pre-exposure prophylaxis; Adolescents; Young adults; Adherence; prophylaxis; Moderator
MeSH headings : Adolescent; Adult; Anti-HIV Agents / therapeutic use; Female; HIV Infections / prevention & control; Homosexuality, Male; Humans; Male; Medication Adherence; Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis; Sexual and Gender Minorities; Young Adult
TL;DR: This meta-analysis synthesized the proportion of adolescents and young adults (AYAs) who are adherent to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and factors moderating adherence and found that adherence was lower in young cisgender women than young men who have sex with men and serodiscordant heterosexual couples. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: January 3, 2022

2021 journal article

Associations between adolescents' pornography consumption and self-objectification, body comparison, and body shame

BODY IMAGE, 37, 89–93.

By: A. Maheux *, S. Roberts *, R. Evans n, L. Widman n  & S. Choukas-Bradley *

author keywords: Adolescence; Pornography; Self-objectification; Body comparison; Body shame
MeSH headings : Adolescent; Body Image / psychology; Erotica / psychology; Female; Humans; Male; Shame; Social Comparison; Social Media / statistics & numerical data; Surveys and Questionnaires
TL;DR: Results suggest that both boys and girls may be susceptible to pornography-related body concerns, yet these concerns may not include body shame, and future research should examine both risks and benefits of pornography use among adolescents using longitudinal designs. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: June 28, 2021

2021 journal article

How Emotional Shifts Effect Youth Perceptions of Opioid Risk and Efficacy: Testing a Know the Truth Campaign Narrative

HEALTH COMMUNICATION, 37(14), 1820–1831.

By: E. Adams *, R. Nabi *, S. Noar *, R. Evans n & L. Widman n 

MeSH headings : Adolescent; Humans; Analgesics, Opioid; Persuasive Communication; Health Behavior; Fear / psychology; Self Efficacy
TL;DR: It is concluded that the traditional threat to efficacy emotional flow may be superior to its inverse (efficacy to threat) when communicating with young people about opioid addiction. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: May 24, 2021

2021 journal article

Parental influence on sexual intentions of Black adolescent girls: Examining the role of gendered-racial socialization.

Journal of Family Psychology, 36(2), 318–323.

By: R. Evans*, M. Stokes*, E. Hope*, L. Widman*  & Q. Cryer-Coupet*

author keywords: adolescence; gendered-racial socialization; sexual communication; parental monitoring; sexuality
MeSH headings : Adolescent; Black or African American; Female; Humans; Intention; Male; Parent-Child Relations; Parents; Racism; Social Identification; Socialization
TL;DR: Gendered-racial pride socialization is an important asset in Black families, which can be leveraged to improve the sexual health of Black girls, and moderate the association of parental communication and monitoring with adolescents' intentions to have early sex. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: January 3, 2022

2021 journal article

Sexual Communication in the Digital Age: Adolescent Sexual Communication with Parents and Friends About Sexting, Pornography, and Starting Relationships Online

SEXUALITY & CULTURE-AN INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL, 25(6), 2092–2109.

By: L. Widman n , H. Javidi n , A. Maheux *, R. Evans n, J. Nesi * & S. Choukas-Bradley *

author keywords: Sexual communication; Adolescent sexual development; Sexting; Pornography; Digital media
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Added: April 30, 2021

2021 article

Sexual Communication in the Digital Age: Adolescent Sexual Communication with Parents and Friends About Sexting, Pornography, and Starting Relationships Online (Apr, 10.1007/s12119-021-09866-1, 2021)

Widman, L., Javidi, H., Maheux, A. J., Evans, R., Nesi, J., & Choukas-Bradley, S. (2021, June 7). SEXUALITY & CULTURE-AN INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL, Vol. 6.

By: L. Widman n , H. Javidi n , A. Maheux *, R. Evans n, J. Nesi * & S. Choukas-Bradley *

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Added: June 8, 2021

2021 journal article

Social self-efficacy and sexual communication among adolescents in the United States: a cross-sectional study

SEXUAL HEALTH, 18(2), 172–179.

By: J. Brasileiro n, L. Widman n , R. Evans n & H. Javidi n 

author keywords: adolescent sexual health; sexual communication; social self-efficacy; sexual assertiveness; safer sex; sexual behaviours; teenagers; positive; negative psychological constructs
MeSH headings : Adolescent; Communication; Condoms; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Humans; Safe Sex; Self Efficacy; Sexual Behavior; Sexual Partners; United States
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Added: May 17, 2021

2020 article

Adolescent Sexual Health Interventions: Innovation, Efficacy, Cost, and the Urgent Need to Scale

Widman, L., & Evans, R. (2020, May). PEDIATRICS, Vol. 145.

By: L. Widman n  & R. Evans n

MeSH headings : Adolescent; Adolescent Behavior; Adolescent Health; Humans; Sexual Health
TL;DR: The triadic FTT intervention is innovative in that it involves African American and Latinx youth in early adolescence, their female caregivers, and their health care providers (HCPs) in a single program. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: May 26, 2020

2020 journal article

Association of Sexual Health Interventions With Sexual Health Outcomes in Black Adolescents A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

JAMA PEDIATRICS, 174(7), 676–689.

By: R. Evans n, L. Widman n , M. Stokes n, H. Javidi n , E. Hope n & J. Brasileiro n

MeSH headings : Adolescent; Black or African American; Humans; Morbidity / trends; Outcome Assessment, Health Care; Safe Sex / ethnology; Sexual Behavior / psychology; Sexual Health / statistics & numerical data; Sexually Transmitted Diseases / ethnology; Sexually Transmitted Diseases / prevention & control; United States / epidemiology
TL;DR: The findings suggest that sexual health interventions are associated with improvements in sexual well-being among black adolescents, and there appears to be a need for wide-scale dissemination of these programs to address racial disparities in sexual health across the US. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 10, 2020

2020 personal communication

More Meta-analytical Explorations on Adolescent Sexual Health Interventions Are Needed Reply

Widman, L., Evans, R., & Choukas-Bradley, S. (2020, April).

By: L. Widman n , R. Evans n & S. Choukas-Bradley *

MeSH headings : Adolescent; Adolescent Health; Humans; Sexual Behavior; Sexual Health
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Added: May 8, 2020

2020 review

Sexual Health Programs for Latinx Adolescents: A Meta-analysis

[Review of ]. PEDIATRICS, 146(1).

By: R. Evans n, L. Widman n , M. Stokes n, H. Javidi n , E. Hope n & J. Brasileiro n

MeSH headings : Adolescent; Humans; Safe Sex / psychology; Sexual Behavior / psychology; Sexual Health; Sexual Partners / psychology
TL;DR: Sexual health interventions have a small but significant impact on improving safer sexual behavior among Latinx adolescents and health educators should consider the importance of cultural tailoring to program success. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: September 14, 2020

2020 journal article

The Role of Adolescent Sex Education in Sexual Satisfaction among LGB+ and Heterosexual Young Adults

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SEXUALITY EDUCATION, 15(3), 310–335.

By: R. Evans n, L. Widman n  & K. Goldey *

author keywords: Sex education; sexual communication; sexual contentment; sexual satisfaction; sexual identity
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Added: July 6, 2020

2019 review

Assessment of Parent-Based Interventions for Adolescent Sexual Health A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

[Review of ]. JAMA PEDIATRICS, 173(9), 866–877.

By: L. Widman n , R. Evans n, H. Javidi n  & S. Choukas-Bradley *

TL;DR: Modation analyses revealed larger associations for interventions that focused on younger, compared with older, adolescents; targeted black or Hispanic youth compared with mixed race/ethnicity samples; targeted parents and teens equally compared with emphasizing parents only; and included a program dose of 10 hours or more compared with a lower dose. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: October 28, 2019

2019 journal article

Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Efficacy of a Brief Online Sexual Health Program for Adolescents

JOURNAL OF SEX RESEARCH, 57(2), 145–154.

By: L. Widman n , K. Kamke n, R. Evans n, J. Stewart n, S. Choukas-Bradley * & C. Golin *

MeSH headings : Adolescent; Adolescent Behavior; Contraception Behavior / statistics & numerical data; Feasibility Studies; Female; Humans; Internet; Male; Program Evaluation; School Health Services / organization & administration; Self Efficacy; Sex Education / organization & administration; Sexual Health / statistics & numerical data; Sexually Transmitted Diseases / prevention & control
TL;DR: Overall, the program was feasible to administer in a school setting and youth found the program highly acceptable and worked equally well for boys and girls and for heterosexual and sexual minority youth. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: July 29, 2019

2019 journal article

Gender Differences in Parents' Communication With Their Adolescent Children about Sexual Risk and Sex-Positive Topics

JOURNAL OF SEX RESEARCH, 57(2), 177–188.

By: R. Evans n, L. Widman n , K. Kamke n & J. Stewart n

MeSH headings : Adolescent; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Humans; Male; Parent-Child Relations; Sex Characteristics; Sex Education / statistics & numerical data; Sexual Behavior / statistics & numerical data; Sexual Health / statistics & numerical data; Sexually Transmitted Diseases / prevention & control
TL;DR: Parents communicate more about sexual risk than sex-positive topics with their adolescents and this discrepancy was largest for mothers of daughters and Fathers of daughters communicate the least about sex- positive topics. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: October 7, 2019

2019 journal article

Popular peer norms and adolescent sexting behavior

JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENCE, 78, 62–66.

By: A. Maheux *, R. Evans n, L. Widman n , J. Nesi *, M. Prinstein * & S. Choukas-Bradley *

author keywords: Teen sexting; Adolescents; Peer status; Peer relations; Social influences
MeSH headings : Adolescent; Adolescent Behavior / psychology; Female; Humans; Male; Peer Influence; Risk-Taking; Sexual Behavior / psychology; Sexual Behavior / statistics & numerical data; Southeastern United States; Surveys and Questionnaires; Text Messaging / statistics & numerical data
TL;DR: Girls were more likely than boys to have sexted themselves; however, this gender difference disappeared among adolescents who believed their popular peers had sexts, underscore the importance of peer status and perceptions of peer norms in adolescents' sexting. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: February 17, 2020

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