The Presence of an Attractive Woman Elevates Testosterone and Physical Risk Taking in Young Men

Background Sexually explicit media (SEM) consumption may contribute to sexual risk-taking among young men who have sex with men (YMSM). Methods: The prevalence and frequency of SEM consumption as well as associations with contextual and sexual risk characteristics among 61 YMSM were estimated. Results: All participants (n = 61, 100%) reported viewing SEM; 45 (74%) in the past week. There were no significant associations between viewing SEM in the past week and measured characteristics. Conclusion: SEM use among YMSM is extremely common. Future research should clarify potential relations between SEM and sexual risk-taking with larger samples of YMSM and specific measures, including SEM content and amount.

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The error-related negativity is related to risk taking and empathy in young men

Psychophysiology ◽

10.1111/j.1469-8986.2008.00714.x ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 46 (1) ◽

pp. 143-152 ◽

Cited By ~ 68

Author(s):

Diane L. Santesso ◽

Sidney J. Segalowitz

Keyword(s):

Risk Taking ◽

Young Men ◽

Error Related Negativity

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Discordance of voluntary HIV testing with HIV sexual risk-taking and self-perceived HIV infection risk among social media-using black, Hispanic, and white young-men-who-have-sex-with-men (YMSM)

AIDS Care ◽

10.1080/09540121.2017.1381327 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 30 (1) ◽

pp. 81-85 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Kelsey A. Alexovitz ◽

Roland C. Merchant ◽

Melissa A. Clark ◽

Tao Liu ◽

Joshua G. Rosenberger ◽

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Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Hiv Infection ◽

Hiv Testing ◽

Sexual Risk ◽

Risk Taking ◽

Young Men ◽

Infection Risk ◽

Sexual Risk Taking ◽

Hiv Sexual Risk ◽

Sex With Men

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“It’s Good for the Kids”: Fathers Consider Risk and Protection in Their Own and Their Children’s Lives

Journal of Family Issues ◽

10.1177/0192513x15584679 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 38 (8) ◽

pp. 1043-1065 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Genevieve Creighton ◽

Mariana Brussoni ◽

John Oliffe ◽

Lise Olsen

Keyword(s):

Health Promotion ◽

Young Children ◽

Identity Construction ◽

Risk Taking ◽

Qualitative Inquiry ◽

Safety Education ◽

Rural And Urban ◽

Health Promotion Programs ◽

Safety Strategies ◽

Physical Risk

We conducted a qualitative inquiry to better understand how fathers of young children consider risk in their own life and in the lives of their 2- to 7-year-olds. Interview data were collected from 64 fathers from rural and urban Canada. Fathers’ discourse was considered in the context of masculine identities as well as the implications for father-focused health promotion and safety education. We found that most fathers considered risk taking to be an essential component of their own and their fathering identities. Some fathers held negative views about risk taking in their own and their children’s lives or were inconsistent in risk considerations for themselves compared to their children. For these fathers, identity construction was a somewhat fluid and contradictory process. Overall, we conclude that health promotion programs should support and bolster fathering identities and practices that involve engaging children in physical risk taking while employing appropriate safety strategies.

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