The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Mechanisms of Action for Empirically Supported Interventions to Reduce Adolescent Sexual Risk Behavior: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Adolescents are at high risk for sexually transmitted infections, including HIV. Interventions to reduce adolescent sexual risk often have modest outcomes. Understanding of the mechanisms of program effectiveness is needed to develop stronger interventions. We used a randomized controlled trial to examine mechanisms of response to two empirically supported interventions: motivational interviewing versus behavioral skills training. ⋯ The results indicate common mechanisms of action for these two interventions and support the use of transdiagnostic mechanisms of treatment impact for sexual risk reduction.