Development of Sexual Relationships and Substance Use

2018 ◽  
pp. 420-446
Author(s):  
Sonya B. Norman ◽  
Erin Harrop ◽  
Kendall C. Wilkins ◽  
Eric R. Pedersen ◽  
Ursula S. Myers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Peer Influence ◽  
Risky Sexual Behavior ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Sexual Relationship ◽  
Relationship Development ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
The Relationship

Sexual relationship development in adolescence can be affected by substance use. Substance use and risky sexual behavior frequently co-occur, and their co-occurrence is associated with short- and long-term negative consequences. The relationship appears to be bidirectional in nature, with substance use acting as a risk factor for risky sexual behavior and risky sexual behavior acting as a risk factor for substance use. Proposed mechanisms to explain this relationship include personality traits such as impulsivity or sensation-seeking tendencies, expectancies about how substances will affect sexual experiences, and effects of media messages that normalize substance use and sexual behavior for adolescents. Peer influence, family factors, and a constellation of problem behaviors that reinforce one another can also play a role. However, there are no integrative models to explain the relationship between substance use and sexual relationship development.

Risky Sexual Behavior in Gay and Bisexual Men

2008 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 595-614 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Kashubeck-West ◽  
Dawn M. Szymanski
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Risky Sexual Behavior ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Gay And Bisexual Men ◽  
Anal Intercourse ◽  
Unprotected Anal Intercourse ◽  
Bisexual Men ◽  
And Bisexual ◽  
Use Factors

This study investigated risky sexual behavior in a sample of 209 gay and bisexual men. Using structural equation modeling, the mediating relations of substance use factors (expectations about the sexually enhancing effects of substance use and substance use during sex) between internalized heterosexism (IH) and sensation seeking and unprotected anal intercourse were examined. Expectations that substance use would enhance sexual activity mediated the relationship between IH and risky sexual behavior. Both substance use factors mediated the relationship of sensation seeking to risky sexual behavior. Greater sensation seeking was associated with greater expectations about the sexually enhancing effects of substances, which in turn was associated with greater unprotected anal intercourse. Unexpectedly, less sensation seeking was related to more substance use during sex, which in turn was associated with more risky sexual behavior. Overall, the variables in the model accounted for 66% of the variance in sexual behavior.

scholarly journals The Association between Substance Abuse and Sexual Misconduct among Macau Youths

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (9) ◽  
pp. 1643 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Wing Lo ◽  
John W. L. Tse ◽  
Christopher H. K. Cheng ◽  
Gloria H. Y. Chan
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Peer Influence ◽  
Risky Sexual Behavior ◽  
Sexual Misconduct ◽  
Future Research ◽  
School Attachment ◽  
Mediation Analyses ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
The Relationship

This study investigates how peer influence, school attachment, and substance abuse are related to sexual behavior, with particular interest in exploring the relationship between substance abuse and sexual misconduct, while using a stratified random sample of adolescents in Macau. Mediation analyses were employed. The results show that substance abuse, apart from susceptibility to peer influence and school attachment/commitment, was significantly related to sexual misconduct. Substance abuse was the best predictor of sexual misconduct, and it significantly mediated the relationship between susceptibility to peer influence, as well as school attachment and sexual misconduct. This reflects that the use of substances, including drugs, alcohol, and cigarettes, can be viewed as a catalyst for triggering engagement in sexual misconduct. The implications of this study involve taking measures to reduce the rate of substance abuse as a way of decreasing sexual misconduct in adolescents. Future research directions in exploring the relationship between adolescent substance abuse and risky sexual behavior are discussed.

scholarly journals Associations between the CADM2 gene, substance use, risky sexual behavior, and self‐control: A phenome‐wide association study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel M. Arends ◽  
Joëlle A. Pasman ◽  
Karin J.H. Verweij ◽  
Eske M. Derks ◽  
Scott D. Gordon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Association Study ◽  
Risky Sexual Behavior ◽  
Self Control

scholarly journals Adolescent impulsiveness and use of alcohol and tobacco

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 371-382
Author(s):  
Mª del Carmen Pérez-Fuentes ◽  
José J. Gázquez ◽  
Mª del Mar Molero ◽  
Fernando Cardila ◽  
África Martos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factor ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Detailed Analysis ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
The State ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Frequency Of Use ◽  
The Relationship

Adolescence is characterized by premature experimentation with new experiences and sensations. These experiences sometimes include drugs, which even though legal and socially accepted, begin to have noticeable negative consequences to the adolescent’s development. In recent years, a decrease in use of tobacco by Spanish adolescents has been observed, but not in alcohol. One of the causes of initiation in drug use is impulsive personality or behavior. Thus the purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between impulsiveness and frequency of use of alcohol and tobacco in 822 students aged 13 to 18 years of age. The State Impulsivity Scale (SIS) and an ad hoc questionnaire on demographic characteristics and use of alcohol and tobacco were used for this. The results showed that students who stated they were users scored significantly higher on impulsivity. Thus detailed analysis of the profile of individuals with this risk factor could favor more adequate intervention program design.

scholarly journals Public or Private Religiosity: Which Is Protective for Adolescent Substance Use and by What Pathways?

2016 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 228-253 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher P. Salas-Wright ◽  
Michael G. Vaughn ◽  
Brandy R. Maynard ◽  
Trenette T. Clark ◽  
Susanna Snyder
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Negative Binomial ◽  
Negative Binomial Regression ◽  
National Sample ◽  
Adolescent Substance Use ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Adolescent Substance ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Private Religiosity

While it is well understood that adolescent religiosity is associated with the use and abuse of licit and illicit substances, few studies have revealed the pathways through which religiosity buffers youth against involvement in such behavior. The aim of this study is to examine the complexity of the relationships between religiosity, sensation seeking, injunctive norms, and adolescent substance use. Using a national sample of adolescents ( N = 18,614), negative binomial regression and path analysis were used to examine the various components of the relationship between religiosity and the use of cigarettes, alcohol, and marijuana. Results indicate that private religiosity moderates the relationship between key risk factors and substance use. Public and private religiosity were associated with tolerant injunctive substance use norms which, in turn, were associated with substance use. Implications for research and theory related to religiosity and adolescent substance use are discussed.

scholarly journals Sexual behavior among Brazilian adolescents, National Adolescent School-based Health Survey (PeNSE 2012)

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 116-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maryane Oliveira-Campos ◽  
Marília Lavocart Nunes ◽  
Fátima de Carvalho Madeira ◽  
Maria Goreth Santos ◽  
Silvia Reise Bregmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Sexual Intercourse ◽  
Risky Sexual Behavior ◽  
Sexual And Reproductive Health ◽  
Social Inequalities ◽  
Unprotected Sex ◽  
Psychoactive Substances ◽  
School Based

OBJECTIVE: This study describes the sexual behavior among students who participated in the National Adolescent School-based Health Survey (PeNSE) 2012 and investigates whether social inequalities, the use of psychoactive substances and the dissemination of information on sexual and reproductive health in school are associated with differences in behavior. METHODOLOGY: The response variable was the sexual behavior described in three categories (never had sexual intercourse, had protected sexual intercourse, had unprotected sexual intercourse). The explanatory variables were grouped into socio- demographic characteristics, substance use and information on sexual and reproductive health in school. Variables associated with the conduct and unprotected sex were identified through multinomial logistic regression, using "never had sexual intercourse" as a reference. RESULTS: Over nearly a quarter of the adolescents have had sexual intercourse in life, being more frequent among boys. About 25% did not use a condom in the last intercourse. Low maternal education and work increased the chance of risky sexual behavior. Any chance of protected and unprotected sex increased with the number of psychoactive substances used. Among those who don't receive guidance on the prevention of pregnancy in school, the chance to have sexual intercourse increased, with the largest magnitude for unprotected sex (OR = 1.41 and OR = 1.87 ). CONCLUSION: The information on preventing pregnancy and STD/AIDS need to be disseminated before the 9th grade. Social inequalities negatively affect risky sexual behavior. Substance use is strongly associated with unprotected sex. Information on the prevention of pregnancy and STD/AIDS need to be disseminated early.

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