scholarly journals Contextual Factors Surrounding Extradyadic High-Risk Sexual Decision-Making in Men: A Case-Oriented Perspective

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine Hertlein ◽  
Claudia Villasante
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
High Risk Sexual Behavior ◽  
Sexual Decision Making ◽  
Risk Sexual Behavior

Many models have been developed to explain the decision-making process of high-risk sexual behavior (HRSB). Juhasz and Sonnenshein-Schneider (1980) proposed a model for sexual decision-making with three distinct factors (socialization influences, factors germane to the situation, and cognitive factors). While this model makes sense from a theoretical standpoint, it has not been empirically validated and they have focused exclusively on adolescent sexual decision-making processes. The purpose of this study was to identify the key points in decision-making toward engagement in extradyadic high-risk sexual behavior. Using qualitative interviews in a case-oriented study, key components surrounding the context, decision-making, and management processes of engagement in high-risk sexual behavior were analyzed. We found that chemical impairment, sensation-seeking and impulsivity, quality of the relationship, and self-esteem were all key contributors to the context of engaging in HRSB. On the other hand, the decision-making process of HRSB contained compartmentalization, rationalization, and experiencing a point of no return. Finally, the management process of engaging in HRSB included dissociation, self-esteem, and control.

High-Risk Sexual Behavior Among Drug-Using Men

1994 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 173-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
STUART N. SEIDMAN ◽  
CLAIRE STERK-ELIFSON ◽  
SEVGI O. ARAL
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
High Risk ◽  
High Risk Sexual Behavior ◽  
Risk Sexual Behavior

High-Risk Sexual Behavior in Los Angeles: Who Receives Testing for HIV?

1999 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 490 ◽  
Author(s):  
Loren G. Miller ◽  
Paul A. Simon ◽  
Mark E. Miller ◽  
Anna Long ◽  
Emily I. Yu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
High Risk Sexual Behavior ◽  
Risk Sexual Behavior

Homosexual Men Who Engage in High-Risk Sexual Behavior

1991 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 170-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
LYNDA S. DOLL ◽  
ROBERT H. BYERS ◽  
GAIL BOLAN ◽  
JOHN M. DOUGLAS ◽  
PATRICIA M. MOSS ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Homosexual Men ◽  
High Risk Sexual Behavior ◽  
Risk Sexual Behavior

scholarly journals Friends, Family, and Foes

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 228-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandrea Danielle Murphy ◽  
Derrick Gordon ◽  
Hans Sherrod ◽  
Victoria Dancy ◽  
Trace Kershaw
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Peer Networks ◽  
Peer Norms ◽  
Adult Males ◽  
New Haven ◽  
Network Characteristics ◽  
High Risk Sexual Behavior ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Risk Sexual Behavior

Fathers can play an important role in child development and family functioning. However, little is known about the influence of paternal perceptions of fatherhood involvement or the influence of fathers’ peer networks. We explored the network characteristics (density, closeness, and degree centrality) and peer norms regarding sex, fatherhood, and other risk behaviors of 52 urban adult males in New Haven, Connecticut. Results identify that engagement in high-risk sexual behavior was associated with fatherhood involvement, with 88% of less involved fathers engaging in high-risk sexual behavior ( p = .004). Denser networks were positively correlated with unfavorable peer norms such as cheating on a partner or drinking or using drugs ( p < .05). Our findings suggest that peer networks are important to father’s health and behavior and that father’s behaviors may be affected by peer norms. Interventions designed for men may be strengthened by including peers in programming and by addressing norms and norm changing.

scholarly journals Defining “High-risk Sexual Behavior” in the Context of Substance Use

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nishtha Chawla ◽  
Siddharth Sarkar
Keyword(s):  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Risky Sex ◽  
Current Evidence ◽  
High Risk Sexual Behavior ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Risk Sexual Behavior

Introduction: Sexual behavior is a behavior exhibited by individuals to gratify one of their basic needs, that is the sexual need. Often the way in which sexual behavior is practiced may lead to negative consequences. However, the definition of a sexual behavior as risky varies with regards to culture, gender, age, and the threshold. Objectives: This review aims to study different definitions of high-risk sexual behavior available in literature, the differences in the prevalence of various risks associated with risky sex in substance-using population as compared to general population, and eventually formulating a tentative definition of “high-risk sexual behavior” in the context of substance use. Current evidence and results of literature search as we have entered into the epidemic of human immunodeficiency virus globally, it is important clinically as well as from the public health perspective to define high-risk sexual behavior discretely helping the researchers quantify the burden and the clinicians focus on the population at risk. High-risk sexual behavior has often been discussed and studied in various studies till date. However, literature lacks a discrete definition of high-risk sexual behavior. Risky sex (or high-risk sexual behavior) has been variably defined in different studies. Majority of the definitions in the studies focus on sexually transmitted infection, especially human immunodeficiency virus. A few studies talk about unintended pregnancies or abortions. Conclusion: The association between high-risk sexual behavior and substance use has been well established. Further research is warranted to obtain a definition which has greater precision and clinical utility, and which can be integrated in preventive and promotive pursuits.

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