{"id":13026,"date":"2013-05-27T08:50:29","date_gmt":"2013-05-27T12:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/therapytoronto.ca\/news\/?p=13026"},"modified":"2013-05-27T00:47:59","modified_gmt":"2013-05-27T04:47:59","slug":"study-finds-predictors-for-risky-sexual-behaviour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/therapytoronto.ca\/news\/2013\/05\/study-finds-predictors-for-risky-sexual-behaviour\/","title":{"rendered":"Study finds predictors for risky sexual behaviour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From the <span class=\"relinst\">International Communication Association<\/span> press release via EurekAlert!:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9965\" alt=\"partying_clubbing\" src=\"http:\/\/therapytoronto.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/partying_clubbing.jpg\" width=\"290\" height=\"193\" \/>A recent study by a team of researchers at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas found that <strong>risky sexual behavior can be predicted by cultural, socioeconomic and individual mores in conjunction with how one views themselves<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Katherine Hertlein of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas will present her team&#8217;s findings at the 63rd annual International Communication Association conference in London. <strong>Hertlein and colleagues surveyed over 800 participants and evaluated elements of the likelihood of one&#8217;s engagement in high-risk sexual behavior<\/strong>. Approximately 120 variables were designed to give information on each area of focus \u2013 socio\/demographic, active sanctions, cultural, relational and individual factors.<\/p>\n<p>The data supports the contention that <strong>the sexual script, or how groups are &#8220;supposed&#8221; at act regarding sex, has a significant impact on the likelihood of engaging in high-risk sexual behavior<\/strong>. The cultural factor, which included gender stereotyping, sexual fantasy, sexual conservatism and pornography usage, proved the most reliable on predicting high-risk sexual behavior.<\/p>\n<p>Individuals who engage in high-risk sexual behavior (HRSB) expose themselves to multiple risks, including those that are social, emotional, and physical in nature. Such risks can include effects to interpersonal relationships, self-esteem and overall well-being and health. <strong>With such important effects of engagement, it is imperative that a variety of healthcare providers understand an individual&#8217;s decision-making process as a way to prevent unnecessary and adverse health, social, and behavioral consequences<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers have limited themselves to testing how specific elements in isolation impact decision-making rather than examining the combined influence of multiple variables on the decision making process. This is problematic because <strong>variables such as substance use, relationship exclusivity, moral development, religiosity, and sensation-seeking have been found, in some cases, to mediate the sexual decision-making process<\/strong>. No study to date has included all of these variables in one coherent model. This study was the first of its kind to include a cluster of variables identified in the literature that was included in testing a model of sexual decision-making in cases of high-risk sexual behavior.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This research can provide information that will inform health educators, public health nurses, HIV\/AIDS programs and other community resources as to the motivations and contributing factors inherent in decision-making around engagement in risky sexual practices,&#8221; said Hertlein. &#8220;<strong>Further, research findings may contribute to improved outreach, education, preventive efforts, and treatments to help control the spread of sexually transmitted infections<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the International Communication Association press release via EurekAlert!: A recent study by a team of researchers at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas found that risky sexual behavior can&#8230; <a class=\"read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/therapytoronto.ca\/news\/2013\/05\/study-finds-predictors-for-risky-sexual-behaviour\/\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[10],"tags":[127,28,12,236,311],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/therapytoronto.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13026"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/therapytoronto.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/therapytoronto.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/therapytoronto.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/therapytoronto.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13026"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/therapytoronto.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13026\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13334,"href":"https:\/\/therapytoronto.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13026\/revisions\/13334"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/therapytoronto.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13026"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/therapytoronto.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13026"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/therapytoronto.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13026"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}