Trying to practice safer sex: Development of the sexual risks scale

DeHart, Dana; Birkimer, John C.

doi:10.1080/00224499709551860

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“…Personal psychosocial characteristics associated with condom use examined in the present analysis included two subscales of the condom use self-efficacy scale and a scale measuring ability to resist unsafe sex while intoxicated (Brafford & Beck, 1991;Brien et al, 1994;DeHart & Birkimer, 1997). The first, a five-item condom use self-efficacy subscale, assessed an individual's perception of his/her ability to use condoms despite his/her partner's disapproval (e.g., "If I were to suggest using a condom to a partner, I would feel afraid that he or she would reject me," etc.).…”

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“…Behavioral expectations to resist unsafe sex were assessed using a five-item scale (e.g., "If my partner wanted me to participate in 'risky' sex and I said that we needed to be safer, we would still probably end up having 'unsafe' sex," etc.). Responses ranged from strongly agree to strongly disagree, with a higher score indicating greater perceived ability to resist unsafe sex (Cronbach's α = 0.82) (DeHart & Birkimer, 1997).…”

Section: Independent Variablesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Perceived peer norms around safer sex behaviors were measured using a seven-item subscale of the Sexual Risk Scale (DeHart & Birkimer, 1997). These normative statements assessed participants' perceptions of their friends' support for safer sexual behaviors (e.g., "My friends and I encourage each other before dates to practices 'safer' sex"; "If a friend knew that I might have sex on a date, she/he would ask me if I were carrying a condom," etc.).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Perceived Peer Safer Sex Norms and Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Substance-Using Latino Adolescents

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Bonner

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We investigated the association between perceived peer norms and safer sexual behaviors among substance using Latino youth. Between 2005 and 2006, cross-sectional data were collected from 92 Latino adolescents recruited from clinic-and community-based settings in two U.S. cities. Separate multivariate logistic regression models were used to assess the relationship between perceived peer norms around safer sex and two different outcomes: consistent condom use and multiple sexual partnerships. Among these participants, perceived peer norms encouraging safer sex were associated with consistent condom use even after controlling for individualand partner-related factors. Perceived peer norms supporting safer sex were inversely associated with recently having two or more sexual partners after controlling for demographic characteristics. Perceived peer norms around safer sexual behavior contribute to a lower likelihood of engaging in two HIV/STI risk behaviors: inconsistent condom use and multiple partnering. These findings suggest that further development of peer-based interventions for Latino youth is warranted.

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Perceived Peer Safer Sex Norms and Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Substance-Using Latino Adolescents

Kapadia

Frye

Bonner

et al. 2012

AIDS Education and Prevention

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“…Participants rated the extent to which they agreed with each item from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree). Both subscales were validated with a sample of college students (DeHart & Birkimer, 1997) and demonstrated high internal reliability in the current study (α = 0.82 to 0.94). We coded all items such that higher scores indicated more positive attitudes and norms about condom use.…”

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Brothers Leading Healthy Lives: Outcomes From the Pilot Testing of a Culturally and Contextually Congruent HIV Prevention Intervention for Black Male College Students

Aronson¹,

Rulison²,

Graham³

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AIDS Education and Prevention

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We used a treatment group-only design to pilot test a newly developed intervention to increase condom use among higher risk heterosexually active African American/black male college students. A community-based participatory research partnership developed the intervention called Brothers Leading Healthy Lives. Following an initial screening of 245 men, 81 eligible men were contacted for participation. Of the 64 men who agreed to participate, 57 completed the intervention and 54 of those completed the 3-month follow-up assessment, for a 93% completion rate. Results show significant changes between the baseline and 3-month follow-up assessments in behavioral outcomes, including reductions in unprotected sex, increase in protection during last intercourse, and fewer condom use errors. Most potential mediators (knowledge, attitudes, intentions, and condom use self-efficacy) also changed significantly in the expected direction. These demonstrated changes provide good evidence that men exposed to this intervention will see changes that reduce their risk for HIV.

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“…Attitudes about risky sexual behavior and attitudes about condom use have been found to be related to sexual behavior in adolescents and other populations. Studies have found that less favorable attitudes towards risky sexual behavior were correlated to less risky sexual behavior, and that the latter is also true: positive attitudes predict the likelihood of safer sexual behavior (Jemmott, Jemmott, & Fong, 1992;DeHart & Birkimer, 1997). Seminal research on attitudes towards condom use and sexual behavior found that one single attitudinal question regarding whether condoms spoiled sex was more predictive of whether the participant was going to practice safe sex than knowledge about AIDS, seropositivity, and sobriety at the time of sex (Sacco, Levine, Reed, & Thompson, 1991;Valdiserri, Lyter, Leviton, Callahan, Kingsley, & Rinaldo, 1988).…”

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Predictors of Adolescent Sexual Intentions and Behavior: Attitudes, Parenting, and Neighborhood Risk

Frankel¹

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Study findings indicate that more research on adolescent sexual behavior is warranted, specifically examining the differentials between variables that affect intentions and those that affect behavior. A focus on gender and age differences during intervention development may allow for better targeting and more efficacious interventions. Adding peer and media influences to the framework of attitudes, parenting, and neighborhood may offer more insight into patterns of adolescent sexual behavior risk.

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Trying to practice safer sex: Development of the sexual risks scale

Cited by 92 publications

References 28 publications

Perceived Peer Safer Sex Norms and Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Substance-Using Latino Adolescents

Perceived Peer Safer Sex Norms and Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Substance-Using Latino Adolescents

Brothers Leading Healthy Lives: Outcomes From the Pilot Testing of a Culturally and Contextually Congruent HIV Prevention Intervention for Black Male College Students

Predictors of Adolescent Sexual Intentions and Behavior: Attitudes, Parenting, and Neighborhood Risk

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