Risky Sexual Behavior among Arrested Adolescent Males: The Role of Future Expectations and Impulse Control

Knowles, Alissa; Rinehart, Jenny K.; Steinberg, Laurence; Frick, Paul J.; Cauffman, Elizabeth

doi:10.1111/jora.12499

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“…Other explanations of the riskier sexual behaviors of boys have also been provided. A study of a group of arrested adolescents at high risk of sexual risk found that optimism about the future predicted condom use and higher impulse control and was associated with a lower likelihood of casual sex [20]. As in this study, the lack of school-based sex education for boys may also be a factor in their higher rates of sexual activity.…”

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Gender Differences in Sexual Behaviors and Their Relevance to Mental Health among High School Students with Sexual Experience in South Korea

Kim

Park

2021

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We explored gender differences in sexual behavior, and their relevance to mental health among high school students in South Korea. This study was based on data from the 14th Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-Based Survey (2018). The subjects were 2460 high school students who reported sexual experiences. Student′s t-test, ANOVA, and Rao-Scott chi-squared test were performed to identify the significance of the differences. Boys had earlier sexual debuts (Rao-Scott χ2 = 53.55, p < 0.001), a lower frequency of using contraceptives (Rao-Scott χ2 = 26.57, p < 0.001), and lower rates of sex education in school (Rao-Scott χ2 = 11.20, p = 0.004). With respect to mental health factors, there was a difference in suicidality according to sexual risk behaviors, with a stronger association found in boys. In girls, there was an association between pregnancy experiences and suicidal ideation (Rao-Scott χ2 = 9.90, p = 0.003), plans (Rao-Scott χ2 = 17.25, p < 0.001), and attempts (Rao-Scott χ2 = 23.11, p < 0.001). Our findings suggest differences by gender and age group in the association between sexual behavior and mental health. It is necessary to devise a sex education strategy for adolescents considering gender and early versus late adolescent development period.

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Gender Differences in Sexual Behaviors and Their Relevance to Mental Health among High School Students with Sexual Experience in South Korea

Kim

Park

2021

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“…For males in mid‐adolescence, especially those not in committed relationships, there may be a greater tendency generally to participate in risk‐taking, including sexual risk‐taking (Burnett et al, 2010; Romer, 2010; E. P. Shulman et al, 2015). For instance, casual sex engaged in by adolescent males has been found to be related to low impulse control (Knowles et al, 2019). Prior work also suggests that when adolescents perceive substantial benefits of having sex, this may increase their engagement in noncommitted sexual activity and its associated risks (Eaton & Stephens, 2019; Manning et al, 2005; Stinson, 2010).…”

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“…P. Shulman et al, 2015). For instance, casual sex engaged in by adolescent males has been found to be related to low impulse control (Knowles et al, 2019). Prior work also suggests that when adolescents perceive substantial benefits of having sex, this may increase their engagement in noncommitted sexual activity and its associated risks (Eaton & Stephens, 2019;Manning et al, 2005;Stinson, 2010).…”

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Emotional and social cognitive predictors of sexual risk indicators among adolescents in committed and noncommitted partnerships

Cadely

Spears

Finnegan

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Journal of Adolescence

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Introduction: Little is known about the risks of casual sexual partnerships during adolescence despite many adolescents having sex within noncommitted relationships. We applied theories of adult attachment, planned behavior, and problem behavior to examine emotional and social cognitive predictors of variability in sexual risk indicators among adolescents in committed and noncommitted partnerships. Method: Data were drawn from 801 adolescents (53.6% females; aged 14-20 years (M = 16.25)) living in a southern state in the United States. Results: Findings showed that healthy sex attitudes were related to knowing one's sexual partner longer; this association was stronger for females, particularly those in noncommitted sexual partnerships. Additionally, healthy sex attitudes predicted fewer sexual partners across adolescents, except for male adolescents in noncommitted sexual partnerships. Romantic attachment insecurity and constraining relationship beliefs had different associations with sexual risk indicators according to gender and relationship status. Conclusion: Findings contribute to the current understanding of risks associated with adolescents' sexual engagement and offer insights into adolescents' casual sexual partnerships.adolescence, constraining relationship beliefs, healthy sex attitudes, insecure romantic attachment, noncommitted sexual partnerships, sexual risk indicators | INTRODUCTIONAdolescents' sexual partnerships vary from committed to casual, and although adolescents' sexual activity is part of normative development (Harden, 2014;Manning et al., 2014;Olmstead, 2020;Tolman & McClelland, 2011), it comes with associated risks. Noncommitted partnerships can include being in one or more casual relationships that are not viewed as exclusive or serious, whereas committed partnerships typically are exclusive and monogamous (Olmstead, 2020;Whitton et al., 2013). Emotions and social cognitions associated with experiences in romantic and sexual relationships matter for the riskiness of adolescents' sexual engagement (Manning et al., 2006;McElwain et al., 2015;Saint-Eloi Cadely et al., 2020), and adolescents in noncommitted sexual relationships have been shown to have higher odds of experiencing negative mental health outcomes including depression and low self-esteem (Manning et al., 2014), as well as negative romantic experiences in young adulthood (Manning et al., 2014;S. Shulman et al., 2020). Compared with adolescents in committed romantic relationships, the risk of unplanned pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections is higher when adolescents engage in sexual activity within noncommitted partnerships (Claxton & van Dulmen, 2013; Gurvey et al., 2005). Sources vary specific to condom use. Some studies show adolescents in noncommitted partnerships are less likely to use condoms or other contraceptives during sex

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“…This may suggest that individuals with good self-control may not need to spend a huge cognitive resource to cope with stresses. Moreover, Knowles et al (2020) suggested that, adolescents' motivation to protect themself against the potential negative consequences of risk-taking may be weakened when they do not expect to achieve future positive goals, regardless of their ability to suppress their impulses. This may explain why self-control play a limited role.…”

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Adolescents’ Future Negative Time Perspective and Risk-Taking Behaviors: The Roles of Coping Styles and Self-Control

Dou¹,

Zhang²,

Liang³

2020

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The association between future time perspective and risk-taking behaviors has received extensive empirical attention. However, the underlying mechanism that links future negative time perspective to risk-taking behaviors are complex and not well-understood. To address this gap, we adopted a longitudinal design examined the association between FNTP and risk-taking behaviors, and the roles of coping styles and self-control in this association among Chinese adolescents (total N = 581, 46.3% females). Results showed that FNTP at wave 1 predicted risk-taking behavior at wave 3 via positive and negative coping styles at wave 2. Furthermore, adolescents with low self-control and used negative coping strategies prefer to engage in risk-taking behaviors as compared to their high self-control counterparts. Taken together, these research findings underscore the importance of considering influence of the future negative time perspective on adolescents’ risk-taking behaviors, and provided important implications for developing the preventions and interventions for reducing adolescents’ risk-taking behaviors.

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Risky Sexual Behavior among Arrested Adolescent Males: The Role of Future Expectations and Impulse Control

Cited by 9 publications

References 80 publications

Gender Differences in Sexual Behaviors and Their Relevance to Mental Health among High School Students with Sexual Experience in South Korea

Gender Differences in Sexual Behaviors and Their Relevance to Mental Health among High School Students with Sexual Experience in South Korea

Emotional and social cognitive predictors of sexual risk indicators among adolescents in committed and noncommitted partnerships

Adolescents’ Future Negative Time Perspective and Risk-Taking Behaviors: The Roles of Coping Styles and Self-Control

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