Intimate Risk

Sexual Risk Behavior among African American College Women

Dados Bibliográficos

ID19004450
AutoresFaith E Foreman (University of Houston, autor correspondente)
Ano2003
Volume33
Fascículo5
Páginas637-653
Data de publicação2003-05-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Black Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0021-9347 • E-ISSN: 1552-4566
EditoraSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0021934703033005006
OpenAlexW2037137484
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas6
Referências citadas9

The purpose of this study is to understand and describe the influences associated with sexual risk-taking among African American college women. The study participants included 15 African American women aged 19 to 33 attending a 4-year university in Southeast, Texas. Each of the women self-identified as having engaged in sexual intercourse with at least one male partner within the past year. Data were gathered using semistructured in-depth interviews, each lasting approximately 1.5 hours. Analysis of the interviews revealed that women base their sexual risk-taking behavior on the level of intimacy sought or expected from their partner. The desire to engage in a long-term relationship was also indicative of participating in risky sexual behavior. The implications for intervention programs that are targeted at minimizing sexual risk-taking behavior are discussed in light of these findings

African american · Developmental psychology · Intervention (counseling) · Population · Psychiatry · Sexual behavior · Sexual intercourse · Sociology · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Clinical Psychology · Demography · Psychology · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Social Psychology