Correlates of Tinder Use and Risky Sexual Behaviors in Young Adults

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (12) ◽  
pp. 727-734 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gilla K. Shapiro ◽  
Ovidiu Tatar ◽  
Arielle Sutton ◽  
William Fisher ◽  
Anila Naz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Risky Sexual Behaviors

scholarly journals Discount rates and risky sexual behaviors among teenagers and young adults

2006 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 217-230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harrell W. Chesson ◽  
Jami S. Leichliter ◽  
Gregory D. Zimet ◽  
Susan L. Rosenthal ◽  
David I. Bernstein ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Risky Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Discount Rates ◽  
Teenagers And Young Adults

scholarly journals Temperament, Context and Sexual Risk among College Students

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Victoria von Sadovszky
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Sexual Risk ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Risky Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Knowing How ◽  
And Behaviors ◽  
Safer Sexual Behaviors

Much is known about predictors of risky sexual behaviors in young adults. Little is known; however, about the contribution of temperament and how temperament interacts with context to influence sexual risk intentions and actual behaviors. Since intentions are closely linked to behavior, knowing how temperament influences these decisions is important in planning interventions. The purpose of this quasiexperimental study was to examine the effect of gender, temperament, and context on sexual risk intentions and behaviors among college students (). Although individual components of temperament were associated with sexual risk intentions, temperament did not predict sexual risk intentions in a safer or risky context or actual behaviors. There were also no differences by gender. In this study, temperament did not interact with context to influence sexual risk intentions or behaviors. According to these results, interventions promoting safer sexual behaviors may not have to be tailored to individuals with different temperament styles.

Ethical issues in using text message assessments for sensitive behaviors: A prospective study of young adults’ drug use and risky sexual behaviors

2017 ◽  
Vol 171 ◽  
pp. e23
Author(s):  
Erin E. Bonar ◽  
Gerald P. Koocher ◽  
Rebecca Cunningham ◽  
R. Lorraine Collins ◽  
James A. Cranford ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Prospective Study ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Text Message ◽  
Risky Sexual Behaviors ◽  
A Prospective Study

A Study of Violence Among Hong Kong Young Adults and Associated Substance Use, Risky Sexual Behaviors, and Pregnancy

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (5) ◽  
pp. 985-996 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huiping Zhang ◽  
William C. W. Wong ◽  
Patrick Ip ◽  
Gina W. F. Lai ◽  
T. H. Lam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Sexual Harassment ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Health Risk Behaviors ◽  
Risky Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Violence Perpetration ◽  
Violence Prevention Programs

This study aimed to estimate the self-reported prevalence of violence perpetration and victimization among Hong Kong youths and the associated health risk behaviors using a representative sample of 1,126 young adults aged 18–27 years. Perpetrating physical and emotional violence was common in Hong Kong, with prevalences ranging from 20.8% to 38.3% in males and from 6.4% to 21.3% in females. Victimization of physical and emotional violence was also common for both sexes, with prevalences ranging from 16.4% to 36.3% in males and from 6.6% to 19.2% in females. Perpetration of sexual harassment and sexual violence was less prevalent, whereas victimization of sexual harassment and sexual violence ranged from 0.6% to 3.6% in males and from 2.3% to 13.2% in females. Both violence perpetration and victimization among youths were significantly associated with substance use, risky sexual behaviors, and pregnancy. The implications of this study for violence prevention programs are discussed.

Digital Technologies and Sex

2020 ◽  
pp. 240-250
Author(s):  
Shane W. Kraus ◽  
Marc N. Potenza
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Casual Sex ◽  
Sexual Practices ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Sexual Activities ◽  
Pornography Use ◽  
Adolescents And Adults

The Internet has revolutionized the way in which we consume and participate in sexual activities. Digital technologies are shaping the ways in which people interact with one another romantically and sexually. This chapter reviews some of the ways in which digital technologies are potentially shaping sexual behaviors, especially those of adolescents and young adults. Evidence suggests that technologies are facilitating increasingly more sexual activities among young people and adults, yet our understanding of these remains incomplete. The Internet has made pornography highly accessible to most individuals around the world, but the effects of frequent pornography use on individuals’ sexual beliefs and practices remain largely unknown. Sexting is also common among adolescents and adults, with some initial evidence finding that sexting was a partial mediator between problematic alcohol use and sexual hookups. More work on sexting behaviors is needed, particularly among vulnerable populations or groups at risk for exploitation. The wide use of smartphone applications designed to help users find casual sex partners are becoming more common, mirroring the increasing acceptability of having relationally uncommitted sex among young adults. More research is needed to investigate the influences of digital technologies on shaping the sexual practices of adolescents and emerging adults who may be spending increasingly more time online. Furthermore, more research is needed to examine both the potential benefits and risks associated with digital technologies that may facilitate sexual behaviors.

scholarly journals 1289. Knowledge, Attitudes and Barriers of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis for HIV Infection Among Resident Physicians in Rural, Eastern North Carolina

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (suppl_1) ◽  
pp. S394-S394
Author(s):  
Arianne Morrison ◽  
Ciarra Dortche ◽  
Nada Fadul
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
North Carolina ◽  
Hiv Infection ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Residency Program ◽  
Primary Care Physicians ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Risky Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Resident Physicians ◽  
Exposure Prophylaxis

Abstract Background North Carolina bears a high burden of HIV and was ranked number 8 for the number of new infections in 2015. In 2014, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published updated practice guidelines recommending the use of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) with daily oral dosing of tenofovir/emtricitabine to help prevent HIV infection in high-risk individuals. However, the use of PrEP in the primary care setting remains low and 1 in three primary care physicians is not aware of PrEP. The objective of our study was to evaluate PrEP knowledge among primary care resident physicians. Methods 149 resident physicians were surveyed at East Carolina University from the following specialties; Internal Medicine, Medicine-Pediatrics, Obstetrics Gynecology and Family Medicine. We collected participants’ age, biological sex, current residency program, and current year within the residency program. Results Sixty out 149 residents completed the online survey. 20% of residents had never heard of PrEP. 17% of residents did not feel comfortable discussing sexual preferences with their patients. 15% of residents thought prescribing would increase risky sexual behaviors and 12% would not prescribe PrEP to patients with multiple sexual partners. Only 3% of residents identified potential side effects of PrEP (e.g., an increase in creatinine levels or decrease in mineral bone density) as a reason to not prescribe PrEP. One resident had ever prescribed PrEP. 83% of residents wanted more information on PrEP and 95% of residents would be willing to prescribe PrEP if educational workshops were offered. Conclusion PrEP is an underutilized tool among resident physicians in Eastern, NC. We identified lack of knowledge of PrEP and concern for increased risky sexual behaviors as barriers to prescribing. Resident physicians require more education on PrEP in order to prescribe it to their patients. Disclosures All authors: No reported disclosures.

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