Relationship Factors Associated with Gay Male Couples’ Concordance on Aspects of Their Sexual Agreements: Establishment, Type, and Adherence

Mitchell, Jason W.; Harvey, S. Marie; Champeau, Donna; Moskowitz, David; Seal, David W.

doi:10.1007/s10461-011-0064-2

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“…Most studies report no differences in relationship satisfaction (Blasband & Peplau, 1985;Bonello, 2009;Bricker & Horne, 2007;Kurdek, 1988;Ramirez & Brown, 2010), or in other factors such as dyadic adjustment (LaSala, 2004a;Wagner, Remien, & Carballo-Diéguez, 2000) and commitment (Blasband & Peplau, 1985;Hosking, 2013). In recent years, research efforts have progressed to examining motivations and other factors associated with establishing sexual agreements (Coelho, 2011;Mitchell, 2013;Mitchell, Harvey, Champeau, Moskowitz, & Seal, 2012;Pawlicki & Larson, 2011), rules associated with open agreements (Coelho, 2011;Gass, Hoff, Stephenson, & Sullivan, 2012;Hickson, Davies, Hunt, & Weatherburn, 1992;LaSala, 2004b;Mitchell, 2013), and associations between breaking agreement rules and low relationship quality (Gomez et al, 2012;Hosking, 2013;Mitchell, with each other. However, passion may be differentially associated with sexual agreement satisfaction depending on the type of agreement.…”

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Australian Gay Men’s Satisfaction with Sexual Agreements: The Roles of Relationship Quality, Jealousy, and Monogamy Attitudes

Hosking

2013

Arch Sex Behav

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Australian Gay Men’s Satisfaction with Sexual Agreements: The Roles of Relationship Quality, Jealousy, and Monogamy Attitudes

Hosking

2013

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“…Thus, having more positive relationship dynamics appears to reduce HIV-negative male couples' risk for HIV. Furthermore, the establishment and adherence to a sexual agreement also helps reduce concordant HIV-negative male couples' risk for HIV (Mitchell, Harvey, Champeau, Moskowitz, & Seal, 2012). Despite these advances in our understanding of how certain relationship dynamics may affect male couples' HIV risk, other dynamics may exist that warrant attention to investigate.…”

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Perceptions and Definitions of Power Within the Context of HIV-Negative Male Couples’ Relationships

Mitchell

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2016

Am J Mens Health

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Examining dynamics within relationships is critical for development of effective HIV prevention interventions for male couples. The dynamic of power has received little attention in research with male couples, though power has been reported to affect HIV risk among heterosexual couples. To help address this knowledge gap, the present cross-sectional analysis used mixed methods with dyadic data from 142 HIV-negative male couples to (1) assess partnered men's perception of who has the most power in their relationship and why, (2) examine whether partners concur about who has the most power and their reasoning for this selection, and (3) assess whether male couples' concurrence about who has the most power is associated with their engagement of condomless anal sex within and/ or outside the relationship, type of relationship, and aspects of their sexual agreement. Individual-and couple-level responses about who has the most power were quantitatively assessed, whereas for why, their responses were coded qualitatively. Fifty-six percent of couples concurred about who has the most power in their relationship and of these, many said it was equal. Regarding why, themes of responses ranged from "compromise" and "shared responsibility" for those who concurred about who has the most power versus "dominant/compliant personality" and "money" among the couples who disagreed about who has the most power in their relationship. Concordance about who has the most power was only associated with condomless anal sex within the relationship. Further research is warranted to examine how power may affect other dynamics of male couples' relationships and risk-related behaviors.

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“…In the context of understanding HIV risk among same-sex male couples, much attention has been paid recently to the role that sexual agreements have in shaping HIV risk (Gass, Hoff, Stephenson, & Sullivan, 2012;Gomez et al, 2012;Mitchell, 2014aMitchell, , 2014bMitchell, , 2014cMitchell, Harvey, Champeau, Moskowitz, & Seal, 2012a;Mitchell & Petroll, 2012). Sexual agreements refer to the explicit rules established by couples governing the allowance of sex with partners outside of the relationship and the conditions under which sex is permissible.…”

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Sexual Agreements and Perception of HIV Prevalence Among an Online Sample of Partnered Men Who Have Sex with Men

2015

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Stemming from recent evidence that between one- and two-thirds of new HIV transmissions among men who have sex with men (MSM) occur within main partnerships, research and programmatic efforts have begun to recognize the role of the male-male dyad in shaping HIV risk. Central to this new focus has been studies detailing the presence of sexual agreements, which provide guidelines governing permissions around sex with partners outside of the relationship. Using a Facebook-recruited sample of US-partnered MSM (n = 454), this study examines the associations between reporting of sexual agreements and perceptions of HIV prevalence among male sex partners, friends, and local and national MSM populations. Men who perceived that 10-20 % (OR 6.18, 95 % CI 1.28-29.77) and >20 % of their male sex partners were HIV positive (OR 2.68, 95 % CI 1.02-7.08) had significantly higher odds of reporting having an open agreement with their current main partner than men who perceived that less than 10 % of their male sex partners were HIV positive. Partnered men with open sexual agreements may have more sexual partners than those who report monogamy, possibly leading to heightened perceptions of HIV risk, which may result in reporting of perceptions of greater local HIV prevalence. Additionally, men who have made agreements with their partners may have done so due to concerns about HIV risks, and may also be more aware of increased risks of HIV infection, or may have greater knowledge of HIV prevalence through discussions of serostatus with sex partners. Attention is needed to develop prevention efforts, such as toolkits and resources that enable men to form sexual agreements that are based on comprehensive knowledge of the potential risks for acquisition of HIV.

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Relationship Factors Associated with Gay Male Couples’ Concordance on Aspects of Their Sexual Agreements: Establishment, Type, and Adherence

Cited by 73 publications

References 38 publications

Australian Gay Men’s Satisfaction with Sexual Agreements: The Roles of Relationship Quality, Jealousy, and Monogamy Attitudes

Australian Gay Men’s Satisfaction with Sexual Agreements: The Roles of Relationship Quality, Jealousy, and Monogamy Attitudes

Perceptions and Definitions of Power Within the Context of HIV-Negative Male Couples’ Relationships

Sexual Agreements and Perception of HIV Prevalence Among an Online Sample of Partnered Men Who Have Sex with Men

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