Risky Sex: Interactions among Ethnicity, Sexual Sensation Seeking, Sexual Inhibition, and Sexual Excitation

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dc.contributor.authorNguyen, Hong V.
dc.contributor.authorKoo, Kelly H.
dc.contributor.authorDavis, Kelly Cue
dc.contributor.authorOtto, Jacqueline M.
dc.contributor.authorHendershot, Christian S.
dc.contributor.authorSchacht, Rebecca L.
dc.contributor.authorGeorge, William H.
dc.contributor.authorHeiman, Julia R.
dc.contributor.authorNorris, Jeanette
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-26T16:05:05Z
dc.date.available2020-05-26T16:05:05Z
dc.date.issued2012-02-14
dc.description.abstractRates of sexually transmitted infections, including HIV, vary across ethnic minority groups, yet few studies have evaluated sexual risk behaviors and their psychological correlates to determine if risk and protective factors vary by ethnicity. The purpose of the current study was to assess sexual sensation seeking (SSS), sexual inhibition (SIS1 and SIS2), and sexual excitation (SES) as correlates of risky sexual behaviors in 106 (55 male and 51 female) Asian Americans, African Americans, and Caucasian Americans. Results revealed that higher SSS was associated with more vaginal and anal sex partners. Further, the association between SSS and the number of anal sex partners was positive among Asian Americans and Caucasians, but non-significant among African Americans. SIS1 was positively associated with unprotected sex on the first date among Asian Americans and African Americans. However, the association was not significant for Caucasians. SIS2 was negatively associated with general unprotected sex, and SES was positively associated with the number of vaginal sex partners. Findings suggest that ethnicity plays an important moderating role in the relationship between sexual traits and risky sexual behaviors.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research was supported in part by the following grants: NIAAA/ NIH R01 AA13565-02 and R01 AA016281-01 A2 to William H. George and 1F31AA018237-01A1 to Kelly H. Koo.en_US
dc.description.urihttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10508-012-9904-zen_US
dc.format.extent18 pagesen_US
dc.genrejournal articles postprintsen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m2mlal-wupl
dc.identifier.citationNguyen, H. V., Koo, K. H., Davis, K. C., Otto, J. M., Hendershot, C. S., Schacht, R. L., George, W. H., Heiman, J. R., & Norris, J. (2012). Risky sex: interactions among ethnicity, sexual sensation seeking, sexual inhibition, and sexual excitation. Archives of sexual behavior, 41(5), 1231–1239. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-012-9904-zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-012-9904-z
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/18754
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherSpringer Natureen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtThe University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC Psychology Department Collection
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dc.rightsThis is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in Archives of sexual behavior. The final authenticated version is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10508-012-9904-z.
dc.titleRisky Sex: Interactions among Ethnicity, Sexual Sensation Seeking, Sexual Inhibition, and Sexual Excitationen_US
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