Correlates of Sexual Behavior Across Fatherhood Status

Finding From the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health), 2016–2018

Datos Bibliográficos

ID21748736
AutoresSamuel L K Baxter (0000-0001-9916-4694, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, autor de correspondencia), Lorenzo N Hopper (0000-0003-2467-386X, University of North Carolina at Charlotte), Chelse Spinner (0000-0002-1912-4033, University of North Carolina at Charlotte)
Año2024
Volumen18
Número2
Páginas15579883241239770-15579883241239770
Fecha de publicación2024-03-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAmerican Journal of Men s Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1557-9883 • E-ISSN: 1557-9891
EditorialSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/15579883241239770
PMID38545885
OpenAlexW4393281381
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas62

Amid national trends in postponed parenthood and more diverse family structures, the fatherhood identity may be important to men’s sexual behaviors. This study examined factors associated with reports of consistent contraceptive use and multiple sexual partners across fatherhood status. Using public data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health), Wave V (2016–2018), two sexual behaviors were examined among 1,163 men aged 32 to 42 years. Outcomes were two binary indicators: consistent contraceptive use with partner and having multiple (≥2) sexual partners in the past year. Fatherhood status was categorized as nonfather, resident father, and nonresident father. Demographic (e.g., race/ethnicity, education, income, and relationship type) and health-related (e.g., drinking, perceived stress, depressive symptoms, and insurance status) factors were considered. Logistic regression analysis produced odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals and were stratified by fatherhood categories. In the sample, 72% of men were resident fathers, 10% were nonresident fathers, and 18% were nonfathers; 28% reported consistent contraceptive use and 16% reported multiple sexual partners. For nonfathers, relationship type and race were associated with reporting multiple sexual partners. For resident fathers, relationship type was the crucial factor associated with consistent contraceptive use and reporting multiple sexual partners. In nonresident fathers, relationship type, education, and income were important factors to consistent contraceptive use and reporting multiple sexual partners. Key findings suggest that relationship type, income, and education are crucial factors to men’s sexual behavior. Heterogeneous effects were observed across fatherhood status. This study adds to limited research on fatherhood and sexual behavior among men transitioning from young adulthood to middle age

Adolescent health · Ethnic group · Family planning · Human sexuality · Logistic regression · Longitudinal study · National Survey of Family Growth · Odds · Odds ratio · Population · Public health · Reproductive health · Sexual identity · Socioeconomic status · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Demography · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Medicine · Psychology · Reproductive Health and Contraception