Attachment orientation and sexual risk behaviour among young Black gay and bisexual men

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12978552
AutoresSusan Hawkes Cook (0000-0003-4505-0813, University of Michigan), Daphne C Watkins (0000-0002-6350-7891, University of Michigan), Benjamin J Calebs (University of Michigan), Patrick A Wilson (0000-0003-0006-5528)
Año2016
Volumen7
Número3
Páginas177-196
Fecha de publicación2016-04-04
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaPsychology and Sexuality (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1941-9902 • E-ISSN: 1941-9899
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/19419899.2016.1168312
PMID27570578
OpenAlexW2336792918
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas9
Referencias citadas43

This mixed methods study used an explanatory sequential design to examine the relationship between attachment and sexual behavior among young Black gay and bisexual men (YBGBM). Cross sectional online surveys and sex diaries were completed by a sample of YBGBM in New York City ( n = 153) to assess the association between adult attachment insecurity and sexual risk behavior. The Experiences in Close Relationships Scale-Revised (ECR-R) was used to assess three types of adult attachment (i.e., secure, anxious, and avoidant). Participants reported condomless sex encounters, as well as serodiscordant condomless anal sex encounters, as measures of sexual risk. Quantitative findings suggested that there were few associations between attachment type and sexual risk behavior; only men with attachment avoidance were likely to engage in condomless sex. However, qualitative findings illuminated some of the social complexities of the association between attachment in childhood, attachment in young adulthood and intimate partnerships, which could be linked to young adult sexual risk behavior. The study findings highlight the need for researchers to further examine the process by which individual differences in attachment orientation are related to YBGBM's sexual behavior

Developmental psychology · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Male Homosexuality · Men who have sex with men · Sexual behavior · Sexual minority · Sexual orientation · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Psychology · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Social Psychology