Risky sexual behavior in young adults: The contribution of impulsivity
| Autor: | Emily Barkley-Levenson, Daniel Sullivan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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05 social sciences Neuropsychology 050109 social psychology Stepwise regression Impulsivity 050105 experimental psychology law.invention Risky sexual behavior Condom law medicine Sensation seeking Personality 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Young adult medicine.symptom Psychology General Psychology Clinical psychology media_common |
| Zdroj: | Personality and Individual Differences. 180:110970 |
| ISSN: | 0191-8869 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.paid.2021.110970 |
| Popis: | Young adults are disproportionately affected by STIs secondary to risky sexual behavior. Researchers have identified neuropsychological and individual differences as correlates, though samples often recruit substance users and paraphiliacs. The current study investigated the effects of impulsivity, time perspective, and executive functioning in 65 young adults recruited online. Participants completed measures of personality and neuropsychological functioning. Stepwise regression revealed sensation seeking and female gender as predictors of RSB. When classifying participants by condom use in the prior 6 months, positive urgency, present-hedonism, and younger age emerged as predictors. Our results underscore the facets of impulsivity and demographics as risk factors in RSB. Importantly, these facets operated independently of EF. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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