Spirituality, Religiosity, Shame and Guilt as Predictors of Sexual Attitudes and Experiences

2007 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 222-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelly M. Murray ◽  
Joseph W. Ciarrocchi ◽  
Nichole A. Murray-Swank
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Sexual Attitudes ◽  
Sexual Practices ◽  
Sex Partners ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Multiple Sex Partners ◽  
The Past ◽  
Multiple Partners ◽  
Shame And Guilt ◽  
The Relationship

This study examines the relationship among levels of spirituality, religiosity, shame, and guilt on sexual attitudes and experiences. A convenience sample that included graduate and undergraduate students (N = 176; mean age = 37) completed a five-factor measure of personality as well as measures of spirituality, religiosity, shame, guilt, and sexual attitudes and experiences. Spirituality was negatively correlated with sexual permissiveness, and engaging in high risk sex. The moral emotion of shame increased when people had multiple sex partners within the past three months while those more spiritual or connected to God were less likely to have had sex after use of alcohol and/or drugs. Also, the more often someone attended religious services the less likely they were to have had multiple partners within the past three months. A sense of alienation from God predicted shame and guilt, but shame and guilt themselves did not predict sexual practices. These findings suggest that sexual attitudes and experiences are related to both spirituality and religious practices independently of personality, whereas they have no relationship to shame and guilt.

Correlates of Chlamydia trachomatis infection in a primary care sentinel surveillance network

Sexual Health ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 247 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan S. C. Lim ◽  
Jane L. Goller ◽  
Rebecca Guy ◽  
Judy Gold ◽  
Mark Stoove ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Control Strategies ◽  
Routine Data ◽  
Sex Partners ◽  
Surveillance Network ◽  
Inconsistent Condom ◽  
Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection ◽  
Multiple Sex Partners ◽  
The Past ◽  
Younger Age ◽  
The Impact

Background Chlamydia is the most commonly notified infection in Australia. Prevention strategies should be informed by routine data on at-risk populations. Methods: We calculated chlamydia positivity and correlates of infection using multivariable logistic regression for data collected between April 2006 and June 2009. Results: Chlamydia positivity was 5.6% in 12 233 females, 7.7% in 10 316 heterosexual males and 6.2% in 7872 men who have sex with men (MSM). Correlates of chlamydia positivity among females included younger age (odds ratio (OR) 2.27, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.92–2.69), being born overseas (OR 1.50, 95% CI 1.25–1.82), multiple sex partners in the past year (OR 1.72, 95% CI 1.40–2.11) and inconsistent condom use with regular sex partners (OR 3.44 ,95% CI 1.65–7.20). Sex work was protective for females (OR 0.68, 95% CI 0.53–0.86). Among heterosexual males, correlates of positivity were younger age (OR 1.87, 95% CI 1.62–2.17), being born overseas (OR 1.35, 95% CI 1.16–1.58), symptoms at the time of testing (OR 1.64, 95% CI 1.40–1.92) and multiple sex partners in the past year (OR 1.83, 95% CI 1.46–2.30). Correlates of positivity among MSM were being born overseas (OR 1.23, 95% CI 1.00–1.51), being HIV-positive (OR 1.80, 95%CI 1.32–2.47), and reporting six or more anal sex partners in the past 6 months (OR 4.45, 95% CI 1.37–14.5). Conclusions: Our analysis identified subgroups at the highest risk of chlamydia in Victoria. These estimates will provide important baseline information to measure the impact of chlamydia control strategies.

Trends and predictors of recent HIV testing over 22 years among a clinic sample of men who have sex with men in South Australia

Sexual Health ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bin Li ◽  
Peng Bi ◽  
Alison Ward ◽  
Charlotte Bell ◽  
Christopher K. Fairley
Keyword(s):  
Hiv Testing ◽  
Medical Records ◽  
Odds Ratio ◽  
South Australia ◽  
Injecting Drug Use ◽  
Sex Partners ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Multiple Sex Partners ◽  
The Past ◽  
Sex With Men

Background Increasing the frequency of HIV testing is crucial for effective HIV prevention and care. The aim of the present study was to determine whether there has been a change in HIV testing among men who have sex with men (MSM) at the South Australia Specialist Sexual Health (SASSH) clinic over the past two decades. Methods: Computerised medical records of MSM who attended the SASSH at their first visit between 1994 and 2015 were used to determine whether HIV testing had changed among MSM. First HIV tests in each calendar year and return tests within 12 months were analysed. Factors associated with recent HIV testing were also examined. Results: There were 24 036 HIV tests conducted among 8163 individual MSM over the study period. The proportion of newly registered MSM who reported ever being tested for HIV declined (Ptrend = 0.030), the proportion who reported recent HIV testing did not change (Ptrend = 0.955) and the proportion who have had current HIV testing increased (Ptrend = 0.008). The proportion of MSM who returned to the clinic for HIV testing within 12 months did not change (Ptrend >0.05), with less than 40% of MSM returning for HIV testing. Factors independently associated with recent HIV testing included MSM aged ≥20 years, (odds ratio (OR) 1.79; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.53–2.10), higher education (OR 1.28; 95% CI 1.12–1.45), non-Caucasian (African OR 1.68; 95% CI 1.30–2.17), having multiple sex partners (OR 1.47; 95% CI 1.29–1.69), having had sex interstate (OR 1.61; 95% CI 1.42–1.82) or overseas (OR 1.53; 95% CI 1.33–1.76) and injecting drug use (OR 1.56; 95% CI 1.29–1.88). Conclusions: HIV testing rate among MSM attending SASSH was suboptimal. New approaches are needed to increase the uptake and early detection of HIV infection among the high-priority MSM population.

scholarly journals Knowledge of AIDS and self-efficacy to high-risk sexual practices among Lebanese males in New York

2002 ◽  
Vol 08 (06) ◽  
pp. 732-748
Author(s):  
K. Z. Awad
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Sexual Practices ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
Aids Knowledge ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship of AIDS knowledge and self-efficacy to high-risk sexual practices among Lebanese males in NewYork was examined. Self-administered questionnaires were completed by a convenience sample. Relationships between AIDS-knowledge and self-efficacy and high-risk sexual practices for the 25 homosexual men were rarely significant, probably because of the small sample. The 261 heterosexual participants had statistically significant relationships between AIDS-knowledge and 9 high-risk sexual practices and between self-efficacy and 18 high-risk sexual practices. For heterosexuals, and to a lesser degree for homosexuals, high-risk sexual practices increased as drug-related behaviours and sex with prostitutes increased.

scholarly journals The Relationship Between Multiple Sex Partners and Anxiety, Depression, and Substance Dependence Disorders: A Cohort Study

2013 ◽  
Vol 42 (5) ◽  
pp. 863-872 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandhya Ramrakha ◽  
Charlotte Paul ◽  
Melanie L. Bell ◽  
Nigel Dickson ◽  
Terrie E. Moffitt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Substance Dependence ◽  
Sex Partners ◽  
Multiple Sex Partners ◽  
Anxiety Depression ◽  
The Relationship

The influence of perceived social media marketing activities on brand loyalty

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 129-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Rageh Ismail
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Brand Loyalty ◽  
Social Media Marketing ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Value Consciousness ◽  
Marketing Activities ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of social media marketing activities on brand loyalty, value consciousness and brand consciousness. Design/methodology/approach A self-administered questionnaire was developed and administered to a convenience sample of 346 undergraduate students Findings The findings of this research indicated that social media marketing has a significant effect on brand loyalty; brand consciousness and value consciousness mediate the relationship between social media marketing and brand loyalty. Originality/value This study confirms the growing importance of social media marketing. It also provides insights for marketers on envisioning brand loyalty.

scholarly journals Young African American Men Having Sex With Multiple Partners Are More Likely to Use Condoms Incorrectly: A Clinic-Based Study

2008 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 340-343 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard A. Crosby ◽  
Ralph J. DiClemente ◽  
William L. Yarber ◽  
Gregory Snow ◽  
Adewale Troutman
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
African American Men ◽  
Transmitted Disease ◽  
Sex Partners ◽  
Publicly Funded ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Multiple Sex Partners ◽  
Multiple Partners ◽  
Sex With Men

This study tested the research hypothesis that men's errors using condoms would be associated with having multiple sex partners. Specifically, men engaging in sex with three or more women were compared with those having sex with two or fewer women. Recruitment ( N = 271) occurred in a publicly funded sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinic located in a metropolitan area of the Southern United States. All men were clinically diagnosed with an STD. They completed a self-reported questionnaire (using a 3-month recall period). Those reporting sex with men were excluded from the analysis. About one half of the men (48.5%) reported penetrative sex with three or more women. The authors found that among young African American men, newly diagnosed with an STD, reporting recent (past 3 months) sex with multiple partners may be emblematic of condom errors. These men may benefit from clinic-based, targeted counseling and education designed to foster improved quality of condom use.

scholarly journals Oral, Vaginal and Anal Sexual Practices among Heterosexual Males and Females Attending a Sexual Health Clinic: A Cross-Sectional Survey in Melbourne, Australia

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (23) ◽  
pp. 12668
Author(s):  
Tiffany R. Phillips ◽  
Heidi Constantinou ◽  
Christopher K. Fairley ◽  
Catriona S. Bradshaw ◽  
Kate Maddaford ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Health ◽  
Sexual Practices ◽  
Health Clinic ◽  
Oral Sex ◽  
Sex Partners ◽  
Anal Sex ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Past ◽  
Vaginal Sex

Sex practices among heterosexuals are not well studied. We aimed to explore sexual practices among heterosexuals attending a sexual health clinic. This cross-sectional survey was conducted at Melbourne Sexual Health Centre between March and April 2019. Data were collected on kissing, oral sex (fellatio or cunnilingus), vaginal sex, anal sex and rimming in the previous 3 months. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed to examine the associations between engaging in anal sex and other sex practices. There were 709 participants (333 men; 376 women) who were eligible and completed the survey (response rate was 24.6%). In the past 3 months, most participants had had vaginal sex (n = 677; 95.5%), with a mean of 3.0 (standard deviation (SD): 3.9) vaginal sex partners, and half reported engaging in condomless vaginal sex in the past 3 months (n = 358; 50.1%). A total of 135 (19.0%) participants had had anal sex, with a mean of 1.3 (SD: 1.0) anal sex partners, with 63.5% (n = 94) engaging in any condomless anal sex in the past 3 months. Most participants (n = 637, 89.8%) had received oral sex in the past 3 months; this proportion did not differ by age group or gender. Women (n = 351, 93.4%) were more likely to perform oral sex than men (n = 275; 82.6% men) (p < 0.001) and to have received rimming (26.6% women vs. 12.6% men; p < 0.001). Men were more likely to have performed rimming (25.5% men vs. 9.3% women; p < 0.001). After adjusting for age, number of partners and sexual practice, anal sex was associated with being ≥35 years (adjusted odds ratio (aOR): 2.3; 95% CI: 1.2–4.2), receiving rimming (aOR: 3.8; 95% CI: 2.4–6.0) and performing rimming (aOR: 2.8; 95% CI: 1.8–4.6). Rimming and anal sex are practiced by one-fifth or more of heterosexuals. Older heterosexuals were more likely to engage in anal sex and to perform rimming. Future research should consider the benefits of testing extragenital sites where appropriate.

scholarly journals The Contraceptive Behavior of Young Women Raised in Foster Care

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Enrique Espinoza ◽  
Angela Rabl ◽  
Lucas Enrique Espinoza
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
Sex Education ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Sex Partners ◽  
Foster Care System ◽  
Contraceptive Behavior ◽  
Multiple Sex Partners ◽  
Family Growth ◽  
The Relationship

This study investigated the relationship between parental gure sex education and former foster alumni’s contraceptive behavior. Data from 75 women aged 18-25 from the 2011-2015 National Survey of Family Growth were analyzed. There was no association between parental gure sex education and contraceptive behavior (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 0.26; 95% CI: 0.34–2.34, p > 0.05). Women with fewer sexual partners were less likely to use contraceptives than those who had multiple sex partners. Future research is needed to determine how the foster care system impacts partaking in high-risk sexual behaviors.

scholarly journals Exploring the relationship between writing anxiety and writing self-efficacy of international students learning Turkish as a second language

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 2025-2037
Author(s):  
Gurkan Morali ◽  
Murat Boran
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
International Students ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Doctoral Students ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Writing Anxiety ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this correlational study was to explore the relationship between writing anxiety and writing self-efficacy levels of international students learning Turkish as a second language. Data were collected from a convenience sample of 204 international students through “Writing Anxiety Scale for Learners of Turkish as a Foreign Language Scale”, “Writing Self-Efficacy Scale for Students Learning Turkish as a Foreign Language” and a personal information form. In the analyses of the data, descriptive statistics, Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis-H test, Spearman's Rank-Difference Coefficients of Correlation were used. In this study, international students were found to have medium levels of writing anxiety and high levels of writing self-efficacy. Analyses indicated that male students had higher levels of action-oriented writing anxiety than female students. It was also found that doctoral students had higher levels of action-oriented writing anxiety than undergraduate students. Lastly, it was determined that there was a low and positive correlation between international students' writing self-efficacy and action-oriented writing anxiety.   Keywords: writing, anxiety, self-efficacy, Turkish as a second language

scholarly journals Trends in Sexual Practices of Nepalese Youth over Time 2006-2016

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 185-196
Author(s):  
Dhanendra Veer Shakya
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Sexual Experience ◽  
Life Time ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Sexual Practices ◽  
Sex Partners ◽  
Multiple Sex Partners ◽  
Data Files ◽  
Over Time ◽  
Sex Partner

This study attempts to examine trends in incidence of sexual experience, age at first sex, number of life-time sex partners, multiple sex partners in last 12 months, relationship with last sex partner, and use of condom at last sex if last sex partner was other than spouse or non-live-in-partner among Nepalese youth over time 2006-2016. This study has used 2006, 2011 and 2016 Nepal Demographic and Health Survey data files with weighted cases. Data are analyzed using percentage and frequency tables and statistical tests are carried out using binomial logistic and least square regression models not controlling for variables other than survey years. The findings show that incidences of pre-marital sex, multiple sex partners in last 12 months and other than spouse or non-live-in-partner as last (most recent) sex partner are increasing over time.

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