Journal articles: 'Sexual intentions'

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Hust, Stacey J. T., Kathleen Boyce Rodgers, Stephanie Ebreo, and Whitney Stefani. "Rape Myth Acceptance, Efficacy, and Heterosexual Scripts in Men’s Magazines: Factors Associated With Intentions to Sexually Coerce or Intervene." Journal of Interpersonal Violence 34, no. 8 (June 12, 2016): 1703–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260516653752.

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Sexual coercion has gained researchers’ attention as an underreported form of sexual abuse or harm. The percentage of male and female college students who reported engaging in sexual coercion was as high as 82% for verbally coercive behaviors over the course of a year. Guided by heterosexual scripting theory and the integrated model of behavioral prediction, we examine potential factors associated with college students’ intentions to sexually coerce or to intervene when friends plan to sexually coerce (bystander intention). Factors included young college students’ beliefs about rape myth acceptance, perceived norms, efficacy to reduce sexual-assault risk, and exposure to men’s and women’s magazines. As predicted, results indicate rape myth acceptance was positively associated with intentions to sexually coerce, and negatively associated with bystander intentions to intervene. Students’ efficacy to reduce sexual-assault risk was negatively associated with intentions to sexually coerce, and positively associated with bystander intentions. Exposure to the heterosexual scripts in men’s magazines, which connect sexual prowess to masculinity, was associated with intentions to sexually coerce. Exposure to magazines was not associated with bystander intentions to intervene. Overall, an understanding of the independent contribution of these factors toward sexual coercion and intervention has implications for dating violence prevention programming.

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Yu, Shuli, Sharon Marshall, Lesley Cottrell, Xiaoming Li, Hongjie Liu, Lynette Deveaux, Carole Harris, Nanika Brathwaite, Sonja Lunn, and Bonita Stanton. "Longitudinal predictability of sexual perceptions on subsequent behavioural intentions among Bahamian preadolescents." Sexual Health 5, no. 1 (2008): 31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/sh07040.

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Objectives: To assess the relationship of baseline behavioural intentions and sexual perceptions with subsequent intentions regarding sexual initiation and condom use in Bahamian preadolescents. Method: Longitudinal data were obtained at baseline and 8 months later from 424 sexually inexperienced Bahamian youth aged 9–12 years, who served as ‘controls’ in a HIV risk-reduction intervention study. Sexual perceptions were measured based on a social cognitive model, protection motivation theory. Results: Baseline intention to have sex was a strong predictor of follow-up intention to engage in sex for boys, but was not a predictor for girls. Baseline condom use intention was not related to subsequent intention to use condoms for either male or female youth. Perceptions of girls, compared with boys, were less endorsing of sexual initiation. Some protection motivation theory constructs regarding sexual perceptions were predictive of subsequent behavioural intentions. Among boys, low perceived self-efficacy to avoid sexual intercourse and positive feelings about having sex predicted their intention to have sex. Among girls, perceived peer sexual behaviour and a limited understanding of the adverse consequences of sexual intercourse were predictors of their subsequent intention to initiate sex. Perceived self-efficacy to use condoms and response efficacy of condom use were significant predictors of condom use intention for both boys and girls. Conclusions: These results suggest that prevention intervention efforts should target predictive perceptions and consider sex differences in sexual perceptions.

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Lin, Yen-Ju, Yu-Ping Chang, Wen-Jiun Chou, and Cheng-Fang Yen. "Explicit and Intrinsic Intention to Receive COVID-19 Vaccination among Heterosexuals and Sexual Minorities in Taiwan." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 14 (July 7, 2021): 7260. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18147260.

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The present study compared the levels of explicit and intrinsic intention to receive COVID-19 vaccination among sexual minority and heterosexual individuals and examined the association of explicit and intrinsic intentions with sexual orientation. We enrolled 171 sexual minority and 876 heterosexual individuals through a Facebook advertisement. The participants’ explicit and intrinsic intentions to receive COVID-19 vaccination and their risk perception of COVID-19 were measured. We discovered that sexual minority individuals had higher levels of explicit and intrinsic intention to receive vaccination relative to heterosexual individuals. Intrinsic intention was positively associated with explicit intention after the effects of demographic characteristics and risk perception of COVID-19 were controlled for. Sexual orientation did not moderate the association between explicit and intrinsic intentions. The present study determined the relationship between sexual orientation and intention to receive COVID-19 vaccination.

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Morales, Alexandra, Samuel Tomczyk, Mireia Orgilés, and José Pedro Espada. "“Who Are at Higher Sexual Risk?” Latent Class Analysis of Behavioral Intentions among Spanish Adolescents." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 4 (February 14, 2021): 1855. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041855.

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Consistent condom use tends to be limited in youth, which makes this group especially vulnerable for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and unplanned pregnancies. It is known that sexual risk may vary as a function of behavioral intentions (e.g., condom use intention or having sex under the influence of alcohol), but no studies have yet characterized the sexual risk profiles considering behavioral intentions. This study utilizes latent class analysis (LCA) to explore the subtyping of behavioral intentions related to sexual risk in a community-based sample of adolescents aged 14 to 16 years from Spain. Multinomial logistic regression was used to assess the association between class membership and participants’ sociodemographic variables (sex, age, educational level, socioeconomic status, and family situation), and behavioral variables (sexual experience and percentage of condom use). Among the 1557 participants, four latent classes of risk were identified: “Condom + drugs”, “abstinent”, “condom + no drugs”, and “no condom + drugs”. Differences in adolescents’ sex, age, educational level, sexual experience, and condom use across latent classes were found. Findings highlight opportunities for psychologists, educators, and health-care providers to promote condom use in adolescents with differing sexual risk profiles. Increased understanding of behavioral intentions among adolescents may help to reduce sexual risk behaviors in this group.

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Buhi, Eric R., Patricia Goodson, Torsten B. Neilands, and Heather Blunt. "Adolescent Sexual Abstinence: A Test of an Integrative Theoretical Framework." Health Education & Behavior 38, no. 1 (February 2011): 63–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1090198110375036.

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The purpose of this study was to test an integrative theoretical framework in explaining adolescents’ sexual abstinence and intentions to remain abstinent and refine the framework to reflect which elements contribute more powerfully to the explanation of abstinence and intentions. We administered an anonymous, theory-based questionnaire to two nonrandom samples of seventh- and eighth-graders ( n = 451 and 447, respectively). Measurement modeling provided sufficient evidence for establishing construct validity. A refined structural equation model demonstrated good fit. Pro-abstinence standards predicted stronger beliefs toward staying abstinent, stronger perceptions that others endorse pro-abstinence norms, and a greater self-efficacy to remain sexually abstinent until marriage. In turn, beliefs, norms, and self-efficacy were predictive of intentions, which predicted sexual abstinence at a later time point. Similar findings emerged in a replication using a second set of sample data. Results suggest that this integrative theoretical framework is useful in explaining adolescents’ intention and their subsequent sexual abstinence.

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Berglas, Nancy F., Katherine Hucles, Norman A. Constantine, Petra Jerman, and Louise A. Rohrbach. "Predisposing, enabling and need-for-care predictors of adolescents’ intention to use sexual health services." Sexual Health 13, no. 6 (2016): 540. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/sh16061.

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Background: The study aimed to understand the influence of predisposing, enabling and need-for-care factors on adolescents’ intention to use sexual health services, using Andersen’s Behavioural Model of Health Service Utilisation to organise and test these factors. Methods: A sample of predominantly Hispanic teens (n = 600) in Los Angeles, California completed a self-report survey about their sexual health knowledge, beliefs, intentions, and behaviours. Hierarchical regression modelling was used to examine the incremental influences on adolescents’ intention to use sexual health services of: 1) predisposing sociodemographic factors; 2) predisposing knowledge and beliefs about sexual health; 3) enabling factors regarding perceived access to sexual health services; and 4) a need-for-care factor (sexual experience). Results: Adolescents reported high intentions to use sexual health services (3.25 on a 4-point scale), yet only 42% reported knowing where to access services. Sexual health knowledge and beliefs significantly predicted adolescents’ intention to use services beyond the effect of sociodemographics (P < 0.001). Enabling factors indicating awareness of and importance attributed to accessibility significantly predicted intention to use services incremental to predisposing factors (P < 0.001). However, need for care – that is, sexual experience – was not statistically associated with intention to use services (P = 0.402). Conclusions: Sexual health interventions are needed to provide sexual health information, promote positive beliefs about health care, and ensure adolescents’ awareness of and access to sexual health services.

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Binggeli, Amy L., Susanne Montgomery, Jerry W. Lee, and Naomi Modeste. "Intentions For Having Sex." Californian Journal of Health Promotion 4, no. 3 (September 1, 2006): 68–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.32398/cjhp.v4i3.1959.

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The intentions of 614 adolescents to have sex were examined in conjunction with their participation in risky behaviors (hard drugs, violence and suicide, alcohol and marijuana use) and protective factors (community connected and against teen sex, educational aspirations, emotional support from family, friends and girlfriend/boyfriend or sexual partner). Key findings from bivariate and linear regression analyses revealed that alcohol and marijuana use were correlated with intention to have sex among adolescents, as was emotional support from a boyfriend/girlfriend or sexual partner. This study offers insights regarding intentions to have sex among adolescents, pointing particularly to the issue of emotional support in a dating relationship as a motivation for having sex. Findings from this study can be used to develop health education and promotion programs focusing on delaying sexual intercourse.

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Taffa, N., K. I. Klepp, J. Sundby, and G. Bjune. "Psychosocial determinants of sexual activity and condom use intention among youth in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia." International Journal of STD & AIDS 13, no. 10 (October 1, 2002): 714–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/095646202760326480.

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Determinants of sexual activity and intentions for condom use were examined guided by the Attitude, Social influences, and Self-efficacy (ASE) model as a theoretical framework. A total of 561 in and out-of-school youth (15–24 years) in Addis Ababa completed a self-administered questionnaire. A third of them reported sexual intercourse in the past and half of the sexually active used condoms during recent intercourse. Being out-of-school, male, aged 20–24 years, alcohol use and khat (amphetamine-like substance) consumption predicted the likelihood of engagement in sexual activity. Of these variables, however, male sex was more associated with reported condom use during recent sexual intercourse. Self-efficacy, skills, and barriers predicted 23% of the variance in intentions to use condoms. Self-efficacy was also associated with past condom use. Psychosocial constructs predicted more variations in condom use intention for males than for females. In general, self-efficacy was found to be the strongest predictor of the constructs, whereas attitude and social influences were the weakest. The study implies that HIV/AIDS prevention programmes for young people in Ethiopia need to emphasize building assertive communication skills in sexual negotiations and condom use. Minimizing the gender gap in sexual relationships forms the cornerstone for such educational strategies.

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Lin, Chien-Liang, Yuan Ye, Peng Lin, Xiao-Ling Lai, Yuan-Qing Jin, Xin Wang, and Yu-Sheng Su. "Safe Sexual Behavior Intentions among College Students: The Construction of an Extended Theory of Planned Behavior." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 12 (June 11, 2021): 6349. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18126349.

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Sexual health education is an essential part of quality-oriented education for college students. It aims to help these students to acquire knowledge of sexual physiology, sexual psychology, and sexual social norms that is consistent with the maturity of the students. Along with college students’attitudes toward sex, their perceptions regarding sexual behavior have also undergone profound changes. The importance of safe sexual behavior, sexual taboos, and sexual autonomy are gaining increasing attention as Chinese society is becoming more open. For college students who have just reached adulthood and have full autonomy of themselves, however, are they really going to have sexual behavior without careful consideration? Or is it something they have planned to do in the first place? To answer the above questions, this study was conducted to understand the relationship between college students’ attitudes toward sex, subjective norms, and behavioral control of their sexual behavior intentions by applying the Theory of Planned Behavior. In this study, 460 valid questionnaires were collected from Chinese college students and analyzed with partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). This study analyzes the relationship of multiple factors, including those influencing college students’ sexual behavior intentions. Meanwhile, it also compares the differences in factors affecting sexual behavior intentions between college students with or without sexual experience and those of different genders. Based on the results of the study, it was found that, first, subjective norms and perceived behavioral control of college students had a significant effect on safe sexual behavior intentions, while attitudes did not have a significant effect on safe sexual behavior intentions. Second, the gender and sexual experience of college students had a significant effect on safe sexual behavior intentions. Third, non-sexually experienced college students were more likely to be influenced by external factors. Relevant future research suggestions will be proposed based on the results of this study. Finally, this study helps to provide substantive suggestions for enhancing safe sexual behavior among college students in the context of universal higher education, as well as strengthening the self-protection of college students and providing practical advice for the development of sex education in China.

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von Sadovszky, Victoria. "Temperament, Context and Sexual Risk among College Students." Nursing Research and Practice 2011 (2011): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/504571.

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Much is known about predictors of risky sexual behaviors in young adults. Little is known; however, about the contribution of temperament and how temperament interacts with context to influence sexual risk intentions and actual behaviors. Since intentions are closely linked to behavior, knowing how temperament influences these decisions is important in planning interventions. The purpose of this quasiexperimental study was to examine the effect of gender, temperament, and context on sexual risk intentions and behaviors among college students (). Although individual components of temperament were associated with sexual risk intentions, temperament did not predict sexual risk intentions in a safer or risky context or actual behaviors. There were also no differences by gender. In this study, temperament did not interact with context to influence sexual risk intentions or behaviors. According to these results, interventions promoting safer sexual behaviors may not have to be tailored to individuals with different temperament styles.

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Edwards, Sarah R., and Verlin B. Hinsz. "EXPLORING ATTITUDINAL VARIABLES PREDICTIVE OF HOW MEN PERCEIVE RAPE." Problems of Psychology in the 21st Century 7, no. 1 (December 15, 2013): 16–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.33225/ppc/13.07.16.

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86 male university students completed an assessment battery regarding their attitudes towards women and beliefs about sexual violence, as well as their own intentions to be sexually violent. They read five vignettes depicting different situations in which women were raped, and answered questions about what they thought happened in the vignettes, i.e. whether the actions depicted were rape. Results showed only one of the constructs, acceptance of sexual violence, predicted men’s ability to recognize rape scenarios, whereas hostility towards women, adversarial sexual beliefs, rape myth acceptance and sex role stereotyping were not significant after acceptance of sexual violence was accounted for. Furthermore, men’s acceptance of sexual violence mediated the relationship of their perceptions of rape vignettes and their self-reported intentions to be sexually violent. Implications for further research in sexual violence and interventions to prevent acts of aggression towards women are discussed. Key words: rape, sexual aggression, violence against women.

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Huo, Chunhui, and Shaofeng Yuan. "Impact of Sexual Stimuli on Men's Purchase Intentions Toward Discounted Conspicuous Goods." Social Behavior and Personality: an international journal 45, no. 2 (March 6, 2017): 253–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.2224/sbp.6110.

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In this research we examined whether or not when men are exposed to sexual stimuli (e.g., images of sexually attractive women) this negatively affects their purchase intention for conspicuous goods being offered at a discounted price. We conducted 3 experiments, with Chinese men (282 in total), and found that sexual stimuli can activate male mating goals, prompting the men in our study to care more about the presentation of their mating value; thus, they preferred nondiscounted conspicuous goods to discounted ones. The negative effect of sexual stimuli on men's purchase intentions toward discounted conspicuous goods was greater for men who tended to associate discounts with low status, cheapness, and stinginess (i.e., strong negative impression association) than for those with a weak negative impression association. These findings identify the boundary conditions of a trade-off for men between economic benefits and signaling values for discounted conspicuous goods.

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Mesheriakova, Veronika V., and Kathleen P. Tebb. "Effect of an iPad-Based Intervention to Improve Sexual Health Knowledge and Intentions for Contraceptive Use Among Adolescent Females at School-Based Health Centers." Clinical Pediatrics 56, no. 13 (February 1, 2017): 1227–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0009922816681135.

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Objectives: The use of effective contraception can decrease the incidence of unplanned pregnancy among adolescents. This study aims to examine the effectiveness of an iPad-based application (app) on improving adolescent girls’ sexual health knowledge and on its ability to influence their intentions to use effective contraception. Study Design: This was a prospective study of girls aged 12 to 18 years recruited from 3 school-based health centers in California. Results: A total of 120 racially/ethnically diverse participants used the iPad app; 54% were sexually active, with only 26% using effective contraception at baseline. The average score on baseline sexual health knowledge assessment was 58%. After using the app, 68% of the sexually active participants reported intention to use effective contraception in the future, and sexual health knowledge improved significantly to 79% ( P < .001). Conclusions: This iPad-based app is a promising intervention to educate adolescents about sexual health and support them in selecting an effective contraception method.

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Grazer, William F., and Garland Kessling. "The Effect Of Print Advertisings Use Of Sexual Themes ON Brand Recall And Purchase Intention: A Product Specific Investigation Of Male Responses." Journal of Applied Business Research (JABR) 11, no. 3 (September 13, 2011): 47. http://dx.doi.org/10.19030/jabr.v11i3.5859.

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Two convenience samples comprised of 230 male respondents participated in a study to measure the effect of sexual stimuli in print advertising on brand recall and intention to purchase. Using jeans and liquor products, the study suggests that the use of sexual stimuli in print advertisements does influence viewers brand recall and purchase intentions. However, the study was not able to conclusively argue that specific levels of sexual intensity were more effective across the two product categories.

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Epstein, Joel, W. Dean Klinkenberg, Donald J. Scandell, Kelly Faulkner, and Ronald E. Claus. "Perceived Physical Attractiveness, Sexual History, and Sexual Intentions: An Internet Study." Sex Roles 56, no. 1-2 (January 11, 2007): 23–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11199-006-9169-x.

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Myklestad, Ingri, and Jostein Rise. "Predicting Willingness to Engage in Unsafe Sex and Intention to Perform Sexual Protective Behaviors Among Adolescents." Health Education & Behavior 34, no. 4 (May 31, 2006): 686–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1090198106289571.

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This article examines the sociocognitive processes contributing to intention to use contraception and willingness to engage in unsafe sex, using extended versions of the theory of planned behavior (TPB) and the Prototype/Willingness model (Gibbons & Gerrard, 1995, 1997). Data were obtained from a questionnaire delivered to all the pupils in ninth grade ( N = 196) at three schools in Oslo. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis was used to predict intention and willingness. The results showed that subjective norm was the most important predictor of intentions for girls, whereas moral norm was most important for boys' intentions and willingness. Prototypes were the most important predictor for girls' willingness. Implications of the findings are discussed.

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Webber, G., N. Edwards, I. D. Graham, C. Amaratunga, I. Gaboury, V. Keane, S. Ros, and I. McDowell. "A survey of Cambodian health-care providers' HIV knowledge, attitudes and intentions to take a sexual history." International Journal of STD & AIDS 20, no. 5 (May 2009): 346–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/ijsa.2008.008390.

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Cambodia has one of the highest prevalence rates of HIV in Asia and is scaling up HIV testing. We conducted a cross-sectional survey with 358 health care providers in Phnom Penh, Cambodia to assess readiness for voluntary testing and counselling for HIV. We measured HIV knowledge and attitudes, and predictors of intentions to take a sexual history using the Theory of Planned Behaviour. Over 90% of health care providers correctly answered knowledge questions about HIV transmission, but their attitudes were often not positive towards people living with HIV. The Theory of Planned Behaviour constructs explained 56% of the variance in intention to take a sexual history: the control providers perceive they have over taking a sexual history was the strongest contributor (51%), while social pressure explained a further 3%. Attitudes about taking a sexual history did not contribute to intention. Interventions with Cambodian health care providers should focus on improving skills in sexual history-taking.

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Mohamad Shakir, Sharina Mahavera, Li Ping Wong, Khatijah Lim Abdullah, and Phillipe Adam. "Online STI information seeking behaviour and condom use intentions among young Facebook users in Malaysia." Health Promotion International 35, no. 5 (October 30, 2019): 1116–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daz108.

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Abstract The Internet has opened pathways for youth to find sexual health information which was not easily available to them in the past. Studies have shown that seeking sexual health information online may potentially influence an individuals’ decision-making to change their sexual health behaviours. However, there is a gap in research on the associations of seeking online sexually transmitted infection (STI) information with STI prevention among young people, particularly in Malaysia. This study investigated the associations of seeking STI information online with the intentions of condom use among young adult online users in Malaysia. A cross-sectional online survey was conducted among Malaysian youth aged 18–25 years old who were recruited through Facebook. In total, 1530 respondents completed the survey, identifying 874 respondents who had sought STI information online. The majority of respondents had intentions to use condoms as protection against STI. Respondents who sought online STI information were significantly more likely to have the intention to use condoms compared to respondents who did not seek online STI information (OR = 1.33, 95% CI = 1.01–1.76, p = 0.040). Online STI information has the potential to increase access to STI information among young online users in Malaysia amid the stigma surrounding sex-related issues. Providing accurate STI information online from reliable sources may equip young people who have Internet access with awareness of sexual health protective behaviours such as condom use. It is recommended to facilitate Internet access to reach sectors of the population that currently do not have access, as the Internet is useful in STI prevention.

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Davis, Kelly Cue, Trevor J. Schraufnagel, Angela J. Jacques-Tiura, Jeanette Norris, William H. George, and Preston A. Kiekel. "Childhood sexual abuse and acute alcohol effects on men's sexual aggression intentions." Psychology of Violence 2, no. 2 (2012): 179–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0027185.

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Ayers, Stephanie L., Flavio F. Marsiglia, Steven Hoffman, Jildyz Urbaeva, and Jaime Booth. "Mexican adolescents' risky sexual behavior and migration intentions." International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care 8, no. 2 (June 15, 2012): 56–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/17479891211249997.

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Perilloux, Carin, José Antonio Muñoz-Reyes, Enrique Turiegano, Robert Kurzban, and Miguel Pita. "Do (non-American) Men Overestimate Women’s Sexual Intentions?" Evolutionary Psychological Science 1, no. 3 (April 18, 2015): 150–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40806-015-0017-5.

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Nagy, Stephen, Graham F. Watts, and M. Christine Nagy. "Scales Measuring Psychosocial Antecedents of Coital Initiation among Adolescents in a Rural Southern State." Psychological Reports 92, no. 3 (June 2003): 981–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pr0.2003.92.3.981.

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The psychometric properties of psychosexual scales designed to examine intentions toward sexual intercourse were examined. Participants from 22 schools in central Alabama provided data on demographics, knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and intentions toward sexual intercourse. Theoretical constructs from Theory of Reasoned Action and Social Cognitive Theory guided the development of items assessing psychosocial aspects of sexual intercourse. Findings indicated that approximately half of the conceptual items (13 items) loaded on four factors. The four scales were (a) Coital Intentions, (b) Attitudes toward Negative Sexual Outcomes, (c) Social Norms toward Premature Sex, and (d) Self-efficacy of Sexual Refusal Skills. These factors showed adequate independence and explained 46% of the variance in the data. Cronbach alpha ranged from .69 to .78. Scales show acceptable evidence for evaluation; however, additional research from other geographical districts and other ethnic groups is needed to confirm their generalizability.

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Wheldon, Christopher W., Ellen M. Daley, Eric R. Walsh-Buhi, Julie A. Baldwin, Alan G. Nyitray, and Anna R. Giuliano. "An Integrative Theoretical Framework for HPV Vaccine Promotion Among Male Sexual Minorities." American Journal of Men's Health 12, no. 5 (June 6, 2016): 1409–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1557988316652937.

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The objective of the current study was to quantify the behavioral intentions of young adult male sexual minorities (MSM) to initiate human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination and test an integrative model of HPV vaccine decision making. Participants were 575 MSM who were residing in the United States and were between ages 18 and 26 years. Standard direct and indirect measures of attitudes, perceived norms, and perceived behavioral control were employed to explain variation in behavioral intention. Additional background factors—such as concealment of one’s sexual identity, suspicion of health care provider competence in LGBT health issues, perceived threat, and information orientation—were also included in the model. The final model fit the data well and identified a set of salient attitudinal and control beliefs as the strongest determinants of intention ( R2 = .38). Perceived threat and information orientation were positively correlated with HPV-related beliefs. Perceived threat was higher among men infected with HIV and lower among men in monogamous relationships. Self-efficacy, as an indirect measure of perceived behavioral control, was inversely related to the general tendency to conceal aspects of one’s sexual orientation and a suspicion of health care providers. Bisexual identified men were more likely to conceal their sexual orientation and be more suspicious of health care providers. In this study, a number of modifiable determinants of HPV vaccine intentions—both psychosocial and environmental—were identified and have implications for targeted and tailored behavioral interventions to promote HPV vaccination among MSM.

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Modeste, Naomi N., Claudette Francis, and Dumiso Matshazi. "AIDS-Related Knowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs, and Behavioral Intentions of Adolescents in Trinidad: A Pilot Study." International Quarterly of Community Health Education 14, no. 3 (October 1993): 273–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.2190/1w2e-mxyx-gugt-fypr.

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The purpose of this study was to describe AIDS knowledge, beliefs, attitudes, and behavioral intentions among adolescents attending high school in the Republic of Trinidad, a Caribbean island. This information will be useful in planning and implementing appropriate AIDS education and prevention programs. A structured questionnaire consisting of five sections was administered to fifty-one randomly selected students aged thirteen to eighteen years and studying in forms III, IV, and V (equivalent to the last three grades of U.S. high school) in three high schools. Ninety-six percent of respondents knew the cause of AIDS and mode of transmission, but 26 percent felt that they could get AIDS from insect bites. Student knowledge did not correlate with behavior intentions, but there was a high correlation with perception of risk and their intention to use condom or abstain from sexual practice. There appears to be some association between level of education and likelihood of safe sexual practices ( p = .06). There was a significant ( p < .05) relationship between students attending all girls school and behavior intentions. There was also a significant relationship ( p < .05) between knowledge level and newspapers or magazines as the sources of knowledge.

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Epstein, Jennifer A., Linda Dusenbury, Gilbert J. Botvin, Tracy Diaz, and Steven P. Schinke. "Determinants of Intentions of Junior High School Students to Become Sexually Active and Use Condoms: Implications for Reduction and Prevention of AIDS Risk." Psychological Reports 75, no. 2 (October 1994): 1043–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1994.75.2.1043.

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The purpose of this study was to examine factors associated with young adolescents' increased risk for AIDS. A multiethnic sample of 303 seventh-grade students in three schools in the greater New York area completed questionnaires assessing their basic demographic characteristics (gender and ethnicity), AIDS knowledge, substance use (cigarette smoking, alcohol use), and decision-making skills. AIDS knowledge, substance use, decision-making skills, gender, and ethnicity predicted intentions to engage in sexual behavior in the future. Relevant knowledge of AIDS was associated with lower intentions to engage in sexual behavior in the future. More frequent substance use, less frequent use of decision-making skills, and being male increased intentions to engage in sexual behavior in the future. Our findings are discussed in terms of their implications for education and prevention of adolescent sexual activity and AIDS-risk reduction.

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Davis, Kelly Cue, Natasha K. Gulati, Elizabeth C. Neilson, and Cynthia A. Stappenbeck. "Men’s Coercive Condom Use Resistance: The Roles of Sexual Aggression History, Alcohol Intoxication, and Partner Condom Negotiation." Violence Against Women 24, no. 11 (August 5, 2018): 1349–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077801218787932.

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Condom use resistance (CUR) through coercive tactics is a significant public health concern. The present study investigated CUR risk factors through an alcohol administration experiment using a sexual risk analog with a community sample of male nonproblem drinkers ( N = 321). Utilizing a path analysis framework, results demonstrated that men with more severe sexual aggression histories displayed stronger in-the-moment power and control responses, which was associated with greater coercive CUR and unprotected sex intentions. A significant interaction between sexual aggression history, risk rationale, and alcohol condition also predicted coercive CUR intentions. These findings emphasize the relationship between sexual aggression and sexual risk behaviors and highlight the importance of targeting these constructs in intervention and prevention efforts.

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Killoren, Sarah E., Kimberly A. Updegraff, F. Scott Christopher, and Adriana J. Umaña-Taylor. "Mothers, Fathers, Peers, and Mexican-Origin Adolescents' Sexual Intentions." Journal of Marriage and Family 73, no. 1 (January 10, 2011): 209–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-3737.2010.00799.x.

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Hart, Stacey L., and Deborah J. Bowen. "Sexual Orientation and Intentions to Obtain Breast Cancer Screening." Journal of Women's Health 18, no. 2 (February 2009): 177–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/jwh.2007.0447.

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Campbell, Susan Miller, Letitia Anne Peplau, and Sherrine Chapman DeBro. "Women, Men, and Condoms." Psychology of Women Quarterly 16, no. 3 (September 1992): 273–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-6402.1992.tb00255.x.

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Little is known concerning gender and ethnic differences in attitudes about condoms or about the impact of attitudes on condom use. College students ( N = 393) rated many features of condoms. Overall, students were mildly positive about condoms, believing they offer effective protection but detract from sexual sensation. Both past condom use and future intentions to use condoms were higher among students with more favorable global attitudes toward condoms and more favorable specific beliefs about the interpersonal dynamics of condom use. Future intentions to use condoms were also associated with greater worry about sexually transmitted diseases and fewer previous sexual partners. Women were more favorable toward condoms than men. Gender differences also emerged in the predictors of condom use. Implications for assessing condom attitudes and for increasing condom use among young heterosexuals are discussed.

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Hoxmeier, Jill C., Alan C. Acock, and Brian R. Flay. "Students as Prosocial Bystanders to Sexual Assault: Demographic Correlates of Intervention Norms, Intentions, and Missed Opportunities." Journal of Interpersonal Violence 35, no. 3-4 (January 29, 2017): 731–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260517689888.

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Sexual assault is a major public health issue. Bystander engagement programs are becoming widely used to combat sexual assault on college campuses. The purpose of this study was to examine students’ intervention norms, intentions, opportunities, and behaviors as bystanders to sexual assault. Undergraduate students ( N = 779) completed the Sexual Assault Bystander Behavior Questionnaire in the fall of 2014. The t tests revealed differences in students’ intervention norms, intentions, opportunities, and missed opportunities based on sex, race/ethnicity, athletic participation, and fraternity/sorority membership. The findings support the use of additional measures to assess bystander behavior and to identify student subpopulations that may benefit from programs aimed at increasing prosocial intervention.

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Tirabassi, Christine K., S. Jean Caraway, and Raluca M. Simons. "Women’s Behavioral Responses to Sexual Aggression: The Role of Secondary Cognitive Appraisals and Self-Regulation." Violence Against Women 23, no. 14 (September 18, 2016): 1689–709. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077801216665482.

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Sexual assault history, secondary cognitive appraisals, and a dual-process model of self-regulation were examined as predictors of women’s intended behavioral responses to hypothetical sexual aggression. College women ( N = 435) read a sexually aggressive scenario and rated their intentions to engage in assertive, polite, and passive behavioral responses. Results indicated secondary cognitive appraisals predicted less assertive, more polite, and more passive responses. Good self-control predicted assertive and polite responses, while sexual assault history and poor regulation predicted passive responses. Poor regulation significantly moderated the relationship between secondary cognitive appraisals and passive behavioral responses. Implications for the prevention of sexual assault are discussed.

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Lux, Kathleen M., and Rick Petosa. "Preventing HIV Infection among Juvenile Delinquents: Educational Diagnosis Using the Health Belief Model." International Quarterly of Community Health Education 15, no. 2 (July 1994): 145–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.2190/wtba-hvc1-r16n-rrt5.

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The purpose of this study was to use an enhanced version of the Health Belief Model as a conceptual framework to describe health beliefs and safer sex intentions for HIV prevention educational needs of juvenile delinquents between the ages of thirteen to eighteen years incarcerated in state supported training schools in Ohio. An accessible sample ( n = 452) of juvenile delinquents from four of nine institutions was the study population. Juvenile delinquents in this study were at high risk for HIV infection. They reported low rates of safer sex intentions. Rates of perceived barriers to condom use and perceived social barriers to safer sex were high and consistent with low rates of safer sex intention. Rates of self-efficacy for condom use were high but inconsistent with intentions. While a majority of subjects reported self-efficacy for discussion of sexual histories, a larger majority reported low efficacy for disclosing previous high-risk behavior. This suggests that discussion of sexual history with a partner may not be effective in reducing risk among this population. The primary source of information about HIV was the mass media. HIV prevention programs for juvenile delinquents should consider the current health beliefs of this high-risk, hard-to-reach population.

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Urganci, Betul, Barış Sevi, and Ezgi Sakman. "Better relationships shut the wandering eye: Sociosexual orientation mediates the association between relationship quality and infidelity intentions." Journal of Social and Personal Relationships 38, no. 4 (February 22, 2021): 1401–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0265407521995261.

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People who lack quality relationships are more likely to engage in infidelity but how relationship quality is associated with infidelity is less clear. One psychological mechanism that might help to explain these associations is sociosexuality. Here, we tested two models in which we assessed whether overall sociosexuality and sociosexuality subscales (i.e., attitude, behavior, desire) explain how relationship quality is related to infidelity intentions by sampling individuals in exclusive relationships ( N = 219). We found that individuals with lower relationship quality had more unrestricted sexual orientation, which in turn predicted a greater intention toward infidelity. In addition, lower quality relationships were associated with greater intentions toward infidelity through behavior and desire, but not attitude dimensions of sociosexuality.

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Monalisa, Nazratun Nayeem, and Mark Michael Macauda. "Should We Worry About Setting? Association of Program Fidelity with Youths’ Satisfaction and Intention to Practice Safer Sex." American Journal of Health Promotion 35, no. 2 (February 2021): 168–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0890117120936944.

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Purpose: To examine whether deviation from fidelity in the implementation of an evidence-based program on safer sex education affected youth satisfaction and intention to avoid risky sexual behaviors. Design: Implementation evaluation. Setting: In-school and out-of-school settings in South Carolina. Participants: Three thousand seventy-three youths aged 10 to 14 years. Intervention: Making Proud Choices. Measures: Fidelity variables were implementation setting, program length, class size, gender composition, and curriculum adaptations. Outcome variables were youth program satisfaction and intentions to remain abstinent or avoid risky sexual behaviors postintervention. Analysis: Chi-square and t tests tested in-school and out-of-school comparisons. Multiple linear regression examined predictors of youth program satisfaction and intention to avoid risky behaviors. Results: Program duration ( B = .002), class size ( B = .074), program completion rate ( B = .004), gender ( B = .223), and race ( B = .263) predicted program satisfaction ( P < .05; R2 = 0.094). Longer program duration was negatively associated with planned abstinence ( B = −.002), contraception use ( B = −.004), and condom use ( B = −.002). Participants in single-gender classes ( B = .387) and females ( B = .256) were more likely to practice safer sex. Low R2 showed limited impact on intention to practice safer sex ( R2 = .030 and.015) and remaining abstinent ( R2 = .033). Conclusion: Although fidelity deviations do impact youth satisfaction and intentions, the impact is not large. Implementations adapted to fit local settings can still be beneficial.

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Agyire-Tettey, Frank, Derek Asuman, Bernardin Senadza, and Lucia Addae. "Trends and determinants of socioeconomic inequalities in sexual and reproductive health among women in Ghana." International Journal of Development Issues 18, no. 2 (June 1, 2019): 209–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijdi-12-2018-0198.

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Purpose This study aims to estimate the degree and nature of socioeconomic-related inequalities in sexual and reproductive health in Ghana and further assesses causes of these inequalities using decomposition technique. The authors assess the contribution of personal characteristics of the woman including access to health information and health seeking behaviours, household and locational characteristics to inequalities in sexual and reproductive health in Ghana. The study uses data from the three rounds of the Ghana Demographic and Health Survey conducted in 2003, 2008 and 2014. Design/methodology/approach Two indicators – use of modern contraceptives and intention to use modern contraceptives – are used to measure sexual and reproductive health of sexually active women. A wealth index, based on household ownership of assets, consumer goods and living conditions, is used as a measure of socioeconomic status. The paper estimates a concentration index to the relationship between cumulative health and socioeconomic rank. Paper procedures to apply decomposition techniques to determine the causes of socioeconomic inequalities in health based on a linear health regression model. Findings The study finds evidence of varying degrees of socioeconomic-related inequalities in sexual and reproductive health indicators. Specifically, the study finds that whilst use of modern contraceptives was concentrated among women in households with high socioeconomic status in 2003 and 2008, modern contraceptive use was prevalent among women in low socioeconomic status households in 2014. Equally, the study finds significant pro-poor inequalities in the intentions to use modern contraceptives in 2003 and 2014. The degree of socioeconomic inequalities in the intentions to use modern contraceptives increased between 2003 and 2014. Originality/value There is the lack of evidence on the degree, nature and causes of socioeconomic-related inequalities, which in tend impedes the design and implementation of sexual and reproductive health policies targeted at vulnerable and under-served populations. In addition, there is the need to study inequalities in health over time to monitor progress of health delivery systems towards equitable and universal coverage and understand the evolution of the determinants.

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Hamm, Megan, Elizabeth Miller, Lovie Jackson Foster, Mario Browne, and Sonya Borrero. "“The Financial Is the Main Issue, It’s Not Even the Child”: Exploring the Role of Finances in Men’s Concepts of Fatherhood and Fertility Intention." American Journal of Men's Health 12, no. 4 (May 18, 2018): 1074–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1557988318775189.

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Despite demonstrable need, men’s utilization of sexual and reproductive health services remains low. This low utilization may particularly affect low-income men, given the disproportionate prevalence of unintended pregnancy in low-income populations. Bolstering men’s utilization of sexual and reproductive health services requires understanding the services that are most relevant to them. Semistructured interviews about fatherhood, fertility intention, and contraceptive use were conducted with 58 low-income Black and White men in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The interviews were analyzed using content analysis to determine common themes that were most relevant to the men interviewed. The primacy of financial stability emerged as a dominant theme in men’s perceptions of fatherhood readiness, successful fathering, and fertility intentions. However, men had children despite feeling financially unprepared, and their contraceptive use was not always congruent with their stated fertility intentions. Some men described financial services as a feature of family planning services that they would find useful. Because of the salience of financial stability in preparation for fatherhood, integrating financial counseling and job skills training into the context of sexual and reproductive health services could be a useful structural intervention to increase men’s use of family planning services and to provide them with the support they say they need as fathers.

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Bowes-Sperry, Lynn, and Gary N. Powell. "Observers’ Reactions to Social-Sexual Behavior at Work: An Ethical Decision Making Perspective." Journal of Management 25, no. 6 (December 1999): 779–802. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/014920639902500601.

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The role of observers has been generally ignored in prior theories and research on social-sexual behavior at work. This study proposed and tested an ethical decision making model of individuals’ reactions to social-sexual behavior that they witness at work. Full-time employees responded to vignettes regarding an incident of social-sexual behavior. The findings revealed the influence of both the moral intensity of the behavior and the ethical ideology of the observer on recognition of the behavior as an ethical issue and intentions to intervene in the behavior. In addition, respondents’ experiences with a sexualized work environment moderated the relationship between their recognition of social-sexual behavior as an ethical issue and their intentions to intervene in the behavior.

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Anjejo, Dixon, Naomi N. Modeste, Jerry W. Lee, and Colwick M. Wilson. "Factors Associated with Sexual Intercourse Among African-Born Adolescents in Southern California." Californian Journal of Health Promotion 5, no. 4 (December 1, 2007): 97–112. http://dx.doi.org/10.32398/cjhp.v5i4.1271.

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Based on the theory of planned behavior the research aims were to: (a) ascertain how attitude, subjective norm, and perceived control predict intentions to engage in sexual intercourse among Black, African-born adolescents in Southern California; and (b) determine how behavioral beliefs, normative beliefs, and control beliefs predict attitude, subjective norm and perceived control. A questionnaire was developed based on focus group findings. One hundred and thirty-five adolescents aged 15 to 19 years completed the questionnaire. The strongest predictor of intention was attitude, then subjective norm. Enjoying sex, “wanting to be a parent” and to “keep sexual partners” predicted attitude. Educative, informative, cultural and faith based programs, if initiated may help African adolescents in Southern California.

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NKOMAZANA, NJABULO, and PRANITHA MAHARAJ. "THE PREVALENCE OF CONDOM USE AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN ZIMBABWE: IMPLICATIONS FOR PLANNING AND POLICY." Journal of Biosocial Science 45, no. 5 (November 30, 2012): 643–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0021932012000788.

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SummaryYoung people, especially university students, are at high risk of HIV infections because of little or no parental or administrative prohibitions in campus environments. The aim of this study was to ascertain the level of condom use among university students in Zimbabwe; that is, condom use at last sex and consistent condom use among both regular and casual partners. The study draws on self-completed questionnaires administered to university students. The results reveal that, while 78.3% of sexually active respondents had used condoms in penetrative sexual encounters before, only 56.2% had used condoms at their last sexual encounter. As expected, consistent condom use was lower in regular sexual partnerships than it was in casual partnerships (30.6% versus 54.6%). Condom use at first sex and high personal HIV risk perception were found to be the most important factors in explaining condom use at last sex and consistent condom use with casual partners. Condom use intentions were high, as 75% of respondents indicated that they would use condoms at their next sexual encounters. Whilst this is commendable, use rates should ideally be higher still. Campus HIV/AIDS programmers should endeavour to ensure that condoms are available at all times in order to help translate these intentions into actual condom use. In addition, promotional programmes should encourage those who have not yet initiated sexual intercourse to use condoms at their first sex and also to improve personal HIV risk perceptions in order to trigger initiation of protective sexual behaviours.

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Cheng, David Tian En. "Amyl Nitrites and Sexual Behavior." Journal of Student Research 2, no. 1 (May 31, 2013): 29–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.47611/jsr.v2i1.120.

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This paper looked into the abuse of inhalable nitrites, mainly amyl nitrites, commonly known by the street name of poppers. This paper compiled several studies of nitrite inhalant abuse and the risk associated with the sexual practices that may concur. The paper explores first, the history and true intentions of nitrite inhalants, then the increasing abuse mainly within the homosexual community, and the legitimacy of the link of nitrites and the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Various studies discussed in the paper will show that there is no legitimate link between poppers increasing the chance of HIV/AIDS but it is the unsafe sexual practices that occur with poppers that lead to various sexually transmitted diseases. The dangers of inhalable nitrites come from legal loopholes, use with other drugs such as Viagra, and the nature of unsafe sexual practices mostly within the homosexual community.

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Roberts, James A., and John F. Tanner. "Compulsive Buying and Sexual Attitudes, Intentions, and Activity among Adolescents: An Extension of Roberts and Tanner (2000)." Psychological Reports 90, no. 3_suppl (June 2002): 1259–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pr0.2002.90.3c.1259.

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Roberts and Tanner in 2000 reported that compulsive buying among 896 adolescents was associated with cigarette smoking, alcohol use, drug use, and the likelihood of engaging in premarital sex. The present study concerned the relations of compulsive buying to sexual attitudes, intentions, and activity among adolescents. Results are consistent with the earlier findings as compulsive buying was significantly but weakly correlated (–.14) with intentions to engage in premarital sex; however, compulsive buying was not correlated with adolescents' attitudes regarding sex or sexual behavior.

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Roberts, James A., and John F. Tanner. "Compulsive Buying and Sexual Attitudes, Intentions, and Activity among Adolescents: An Extension of Roberts and Tanner (2000)." Psychological Reports 90, no. 3_part_2 (June 2002): 1259–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/003329410209000332.2.

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Roberts and Tanner in 2000 reported that compulsive buying among 896 adolescents was associated with cigarette smoking, alcohol use, drug use, and the likelihood of engaging in premarital sex. The present study concerned the relations of compulsive buying to sexual attitudes, intentions, and activity among adolescents. Results are consistent with the earlier findings as compulsive buying was significantly but weakly correlated (–.14) with intentions to engage in premarital sex; however, compulsive buying was not correlated with adolescents’ attitudes regarding sex or sexual behavior.

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Knox, Justin, Vasu Reddy, Tim Lane, Gina S. Lovasi, Deborah Hasin, and Theo Sandfort. "Safer sex intentions modify the relationship between substance use and sexual risk behavior among black South African men who have sex with men." International Journal of STD & AIDS 30, no. 8 (May 29, 2019): 786–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0956462418825333.

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Due to the global burden of HIV, a better understanding of the relationship between substance use and HIV risk behavior is a public health priority, particularly among populations with high rates of HIV infection. The current study explored the moderating effects of psychosocial factors on the relationship between substance use and sexual risk behavior. Among 480 black South African men who have sex with men recruited using respondent-driven sampling, a cross-sectional survey was conducted that included questions about their last sexual event that involved anal sex. Substance use was not associated with unprotected anal intercourse (UAI) ( P = 0.97). The effect of substance use on UAI was modified by safer sex intentions ( P = 0.001). Among those with higher safer sex intentions, substance use was positively associated with UAI (aOR = 5.8, 95%CI = 1.6–21.3, P < 0.01). This study found that among men who have sex with men with high intentions to engage in safer sex, substance use was associated with increased risky sexual behavior.

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Gaioso, Vanessa Pirani, Lynda Law Wilson, Antonia Maria Villarruel, and Gwendolyn Denice Childs. "Relationships between Parent-Adolescent Communication, Acculturation, and Sexual Knowledge on Latino Adolescent Sexual Behavior: A Systematic Review." International Journal of Studies in Nursing 2, no. 1 (June 9, 2017): 31. http://dx.doi.org/10.20849/ijsn.v2i1.146.

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Latino adolescents in the United States are more likely to engage in early and risky sexual behavior compared to adolescents from other racial and ethnic groups. The quantity and quality of parent-adolescent sexual communication has been suggested as the best predictor on adolescent sexual behavior. Method: A systematic literature review of studies was conducted with relationships between selected parental, adolescent and cultural variables and Latino adolescents’ intentions to engage in sexual behavior, derived from the Parent-Based Expansion of the Theory of Planned Behavior (PETPB). Results: From 20 studies reviewed, only 12 reported findings specifically to Latinos living in the United States. There was consistency across these studies supporting the relationships between adolescents’ attitudes, subjective norms, and self-efficacy toward risky sexual behavior and adolescents’ intentions to have sexual intercourse and to use condoms. However, few studies examined any predictors of parent-adolescent sexual communication guided by the PETPB that included psychological factors and antecedent factors. Conclusion: Future studies should be longitudinal and should include a larger sample of Latino with more variation in levels of acculturation in order to generalize the findings to the diverse Latino immigrant population living in the United States.

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Suwarni, Linda, Selviana Selviana, Ufi Ruhama, and Iskandar Arfan. "The Application of the IMB Model as Primary Prevention on Adolescent’s Premarital Sexual Intention." International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS) 6, no. 1 (March 1, 2017): 57. http://dx.doi.org/10.11591/ijphs.v6i1.6533.

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Previous studies showed the information, motivation, and behavioral skills (IMB) model could be used to predict and prevent reducing sexual risk behaviors. This paper examines the effectiveness of IMB interventions in reducing adolescent’s premarital sexual intentions. A quasy experimental nonequivalent pretest-posttest control group design was conducted among 250 students in 20 secondary schools in Pontianak with intervention IMB models and 100 students in the control group. There was a significant differences of information (delta mean = 3.008; 95% CI = 2.329 to 3.687; p value = 0.0001), motivation (delta mean = 1.532; 95% CI = 0.846 to 2.218; p value = 0, 0001), and skills to refuse or delay premarital sexual behavior (delta mean = 1.604; 95% CI = 0.629 to 2.579; p value = 0.001) on adolescents between before and after the application of the IMB model in secondary students in pontianak, Indonesia. In addition, there were significant differences intention adolescents in the control group and the experimental between before and after the IMB intervention (p value < 0.05). IMB model could be applied as primary prevention on adolescent’s premarital sexual intention through integration in school subjects. It is needed a support and debriefing skills in teachers.

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Suwarni, Linda, Selviana Selviana, Ufi Ruhama, and Iskandar Arfan. "The Application of the IMB Model as Primary Prevention on Adolescent’s Premarital Sexual Intention." International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS) 6, no. 1 (March 1, 2017): 59. http://dx.doi.org/10.11591/.v6i1.6533.

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Previous studies showed the information, motivation, and behavioral skills (IMB) model could be used to predict and prevent reducing sexual risk behaviors. This paper examines the effectiveness of IMB interventions in reducing adolescent’s premarital sexual intentions. A quasy experimental nonequivalent pretest-posttest control group design was conducted among 250 students in 20 secondary schools in Pontianak with intervention IMB models and 100 students in the control group. There was a significant differences of information (delta mean = 3.008; 95% CI = 2.329 to 3.687; p value = 0.0001), motivation (delta mean = 1.532; 95% CI = 0.846 to 2.218; p value = 0, 0001), and skills to refuse or delay premarital sexual behavior (delta mean = 1.604; 95% CI = 0.629 to 2.579; p value = 0.001) on adolescents between before and after the application of the IMB model in secondary students in pontianak, Indonesia. In addition, there were significant differences intention adolescents in the control group and the experimental between before and after the IMB intervention (p value < 0.05). IMB model could be applied as primary prevention on adolescent’s premarital sexual intention through integration in school subjects. It is needed a support and debriefing skills in teachers.

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Murphy Austin, Megan J., Christina M. Dardis, Milo S. Wilson, Christine A. Gidycz, and Alan D. Berkowitz. "Predictors of Sexual Assault–Specific Prosocial Bystander Behavior and Intentions." Violence Against Women 22, no. 1 (August 24, 2015): 90–111. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077801215597790.

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LeMaire, Kelly L., and Debra L. Oswald. "How gender affects heterosexual allies’ intentions of confronting sexual prejudice." Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity 3, no. 4 (December 2016): 453–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/sgd0000190.

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Wallace, Scyatta A., Kim S. Miller, and Rex Forehand. "Perceived Peer Norms and Sexual Intentions Among African American Preadolescents." AIDS Education and Prevention 20, no. 4 (August 2008): 360–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1521/aeap.2008.20.4.360.

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Cornelius, Talea, and Trace Kershaw. "Perception of partner sexual history: Effects on safe-sex intentions." Health Psychology 36, no. 7 (July 2017): 704–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/hea0000474.

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