Conflict and expectancies interact to predict sexual behavior under the influence among gay and bisexual men

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ID4227233
AutoresBrooke E Wells (0000-0002-4040-5104, Center for HIV/AIDS Educational Studies and Training (CHEST), New York, NY, USA), Tyrel J Starks (0000-0003-0746-3844, Center for HIV/AIDS Educational Studies and Training (CHEST), New York, NY, USA), Jeffrey T Parsons (0000-0002-6875-7566, Center for HIV/AIDS Educational Studies and Training (CHEST), New York, NY, USA), Sarit A Golub (0000-0002-1644-1076), Sarit Golub
Año2014
Volumen19
Número7
Páginas821-835
Fecha de publicación2014-07-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1359105313479812
PMID23584507
PMCIDPMC3762891
OpenAlexW1985874074
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas55

As the mechanisms of the associations between substance use and risky sex remain unclear, this study investigates the interactive roles of conflicts about casual sex and condom use and expectancies of the sexual effects of substances in those associations among gay men. Conflict interacted with expectancies to predict sexual behavior under the influence; low casual sex conflict coupled with high expectancies predicted the highest number of casual partners, and high condom use conflict and high expectancies predicted the highest number of unprotected sex acts. Results have implications for intervention efforts that aim to improve sexual decision-making and reduce sexual expectancies

Casual · Condom · Developmental psychology · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Intervention (counseling · Psychiatry · Sexual behavior · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Medicine · Psychology · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Clinical Psychology · Social Psychology