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Showing 1 to 20 of 31 for “"sexual risk-taking"”.
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The impact of sexual assault on sexual risk-taking
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Effects of emotion regulation strategies on sexual risk-taking
<p>Sexual risk-taking is a growing problem and an area where there are significant individual differences in behavior. One contributing factor to risky sexual behavior may be emotion regulation difficulties. For example, suppression has negative effects on emotion experience, while reappraisal …
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Body Self-Esteem and Sexual Risk-Taking in Caribbean Adolescents
… time when many adolescents make decisions about risk behaviors that may affect their developing bodies such as drug use, smoking, and engaging in sexual activity. The current study examined the link between body self-esteem and sexual activity with the aim of predicting if high body self-esteem …
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Bidimensional acculturation measurement and sexual risk-taking of Latino college students
… for associations between acculturation and sexual risk-taking. Respondents were students from colleges and universities in the Midwest (N = 153, M age = 21.25, 58% female) who completed self-report measures of acculturation and sexual risk-taking behavior. The ARSMA-II, a bidimensional …
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Sexual Risk Taking Behaviors Among African American Adolescent Mothers: An Ecological Perspective
… American women of childbearing age are at high risk for Human Immunodeficency Virus (HIV) exposure and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Using an ecological perspective, this study examined the influence of several individual, familial, and neighborhood factors on the sexual risk …
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Exposure to sexual media and college students' sexual risk-taking and sexual regret
Sexual risk-taking represents a significant health problem among college students. Although media may play an important role in college students’ sexual risk-taking, research in this area has been sparse. Using social cognitive theory as the theoretical framework, this dissertation aimed to achieve …
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Intra- and inter-personal predictors of posttraumatic stress disorder and sexual risk-taking behaviors
<p>Sexual risk-taking, while common in college culture, can increase the risk of sexual victimization. Nearly 20% of college women have been sexually assaulted (Krebs et al., 2009). Moreover, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) has been associated with sexual risk-taking (Johnson & Johnson, 2013). …
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The Relation of Depressive Symptoms and Body Image to Sexual Risk Taking In College Women
… 90% of college students report having engaged in sexual intercourse, studies suggest that many undergraduates inconsistently use condoms, have multiple casual partners, and use drugs or alcohol prior to having sex. Risky sexual behavior can have detrimental consequences on health, including …
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Sexual risk taking among young LGBT individuals: examining the interplay between shame memories and fears of compassion
… memories and individuals' tendency to engage in risky sexual behavior, with an emphasis upon LGBT individuals, who on average are more likely to experience shaming experiences than non LGBT individuals. I predicted that fears of compassion would significantly strengthen the correlation between …
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What It Means to Be a Man: Masculinity, Sexual Risk-Taking, and HIV Testing Behavior among Heterosexual African American Males
… rates are in part attributed to higher levels of sexual risk-taking including unprotected sex, sex with multiple partners, and sex with high-risk partners. African American adult men get tested at almost the same rate (52%) as African American women 53% (CDC, 2007). HIV testing is important to the …
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Examining the relationship between adolescent sexual risk-taking and adolescents' perceptions of monitoring, communication, and parenting styles in the home
… between parenting processes and adolescent sexual risk-taking. Parenting behaviors considering were parental monitoring, parent-adolescent communication, and parenting styles. Sexual risk-taking was determined by assessing number of lifetime sexual partners as well as use of condoms during …
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The Relationship Between Parental and Adolescent Religiosity Factors and Adolescent Sexual Risk-Taking Among Older Adolescents in the Anglophone/Latin Caribbean
<p>Problem: Sexually active youth across the Anglophone/Latin Caribbean have been identified as among the most-at-risk for HIV infection. Studies conducted in the United States have identified parental and religiosity factors associated with adolescent sexual risk-taking, but these relationships …
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Influences of the Mother-Daughter Relationship on Motivations for Sexual Behavior
… variables on motivations for adolescent sexual risk-taking were investigated. Previous research has linked these variables to adolescent sexual behavior, however, the nature of these links has not been specifically examined. Family variables were operationalized as child attachment to …
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The Influence of Dad: An Investigation of Adolescent Females' Perceived Closeness with Fathers and Risky Behaviors
Substance use and sexual behaviors are prominent college campus activities, often co-occurring. An evolutionary perspective illuminates the unique impact of father-daughter relationships on substance use and sexual risk-taking. Female adolescents who experience early physical separation from their …
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The Influence of Dad: An Investigation of Adolescent Females' Perceived Closeness with Fathers and Risky Behaviors
Substance use and sexual behaviors are prominent college campus activities, often co-occurring. An evolutionary perspective illuminates the unique impact of father-daughter relationships on substance use and sexual risk-taking. Female adolescents who experience early physical separation from their …
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The freshman experience
… research was to investigate if change in sexual risk-taking behavior between high school and college can be predicted as a function of the interaction of person and situation traits. College, conceptualized as a backspace (situation) construct, and personality traits (sensation-seeking, …
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Sexual self-concept, stigma & shame following a chlamydia diagnosis
… in which empirical literature relating to the sexual risk taking behaviour and sexual self-concept is reviewed and critically evaluated. It aims to present an understanding of how dimensions of sexual self-concept can influence sexual risk taking behaviours. Recommendations are made for future …
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Risk and Rationalisation in Paradise : Cognisant Exposure to Sexually Transmitted Infections amongst Heterosexual Male Sex Tourists to Thailand.
… many male sex tourists use condoms during these sexual encounters, there is also evidence that some do not, potentially exposing themselves and others to the risk of acquiring sexually transmitted infections, including HIV. This thesis draws on data collected from 1237 online discussion board …
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The development and validation of the appearance satisfaction questionnaire - the first culturally appropriate measure for body image in black women
… effects of poor body image in Black women (i.e., sexual risk taking behavior and acculturative stress). A total of 189 Black women were recruited through the university and snowball sampling. An exploratory factor analysis was conducted and three factors were identified (Slim Thick, Personal …
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LGB youth's risky sexual behavior: protective factors and gender differences
This study extends research on risky sexual behavior among LGB youth and provides a new perspective on how protective factors and gender differences may influence LGB youth’s experiences with sexual risk-taking behavior. Consistent with previous research on differences in risky sexual behavior …
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