Extramarital Sex Among Vietnamese Married Men

Results of a Survey in Urban and Rural Areas of Northern and Southern Vietnam

Datos Bibliográficos

ID10210883
AutoresHuong Nguyen (0000-0002-3778-6372), Huong Ngoc Nguyen (University of South Carolina, autor de correspondencia), Cheng-Shi Shiu, Cheng‐Shi Shiu (0000-0003-3121-4389, University of Washington), Melissa Hardesty (0000-0002-7518-4276, North Carolina State University)
Año2015
Volumen53
Número9
Páginas1065-1081
Fecha de publicación2015-12-21
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaThe Journal of Sex Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0022-4499 • E-ISSN: 1559-8519
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00224499.2015.1104287
PMID26689912
OpenAlexW2214128794
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas7
Referencias citadas44

Research on extramarital sex (EMS) is commonly conducted from a perspective that implicitly understands this behavior as a violation of the marital relationship. In contrast, Vietnamese cultural norms have, at some points in history, condoned if not outright encouraged EMS in the name of preserving family lineage. Yet little is known about the prevalence of EMS among contemporary Vietnamese men and its association with marriage quality. This is a notable gap, given the enormous sociocultural and ideological shifts the country has experienced over the past several decades. Drawing upon a sample of 126 married men (Mean age = 45.56; SD = 10.52) surveyed in urban (Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City) and rural areas (Ha Tay and Can Tho) in Vietnam, we examined the relationship between EMS and geographic region, demographic characteristics, sexual values, quality of marriage, and sexual satisfaction within marriage. Our results show that geographic location had a strong impact on EMS, while most marital relationship quality variables did not impact the odds of EMS for married men in Vietnam

Geography · Logistic regression · Marital status · Odds · Population · Rural area · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Vietnamese · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Demography · Gender Studies · Marriage and Sexual Relationships · Medicine · Psychology · Sex work and related issues