Sexual activity and risk taking in young heterosexual men

The relevance of sexual arousability, mood, and sensation seeking

Dados Bibliográficos

ID10207635
AutoresJohn Bancroft (a The Kinsey Institute , Indiana University, Director, The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction , Morrison Hall 313, Bloomington, IN, 47405–3700 E-mail, autor correspondente), Erick Janssen (0000-0002-0049-0703, b The Kinsey Institute , Indiana University), Lori Carnes (b The Kinsey Institute , Indiana University), David Goodrich (b The Kinsey Institute , Indiana University), David E Goodrich (0000-0003-3232-2189, Indiana University), David Strong (0000-0002-8554-1548, b The Kinsey Institute , Indiana University), J Scott Long (Indiana University)
Ano2004
Volume41
Fascículo2
Páginas181-192
Data de publicação2004-05-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoThe Journal of Sex Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0022-4499 • E-ISSN: 1559-8519
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00224490409552226
PMID15326543
OpenAlexW2065415281
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas71
Referências citadas32

In this research we explored three aspects of personality relevant to sexual activity and sexual risk taking in heterosexual men. Men with low inhibition of sexual arousal in the face of risk (low SIS2) reported more partners with whom they use no condoms and more lifetime "one night stands." Men who experience increased sexual interest in states of depression (MSQ) reported more partners in the past year and more one night stands. The disinhibition subscale of the Sensation Seeking Scale was predictive of whether sexual intercourse had occurred in the past 6 months, and also of the number of sexual partners in the past year. A measure of an intention to practice safer sex was strongly related to measures of sexual arousability and inhibition (SIS/SES). We discuss some clear similarities and also some interesting differences with a parallel study of gay men. Individual differences in sexual excitation and inhibition proneness and the relation between mood and sexuality are clearly relevant to high-risk sexual behavior and should be taken into consideration when designing behavioral interventions

Developmental psychology · Disinhibition · Human sexuality · Mood · Personality · Psychiatry · Sensation Seeking · Sexual arousal · Sexual behavior · Clinical Psychology · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Psychology · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Social Psychology