Introduction
Associations
among sexual excitation, sexual inhibition, atypical sexual arousal patterns,
and risky sexual behaviors have been reported in studies involving men and
women. To date, longitudinal studies have not evaluated the predictive value of
these propensities for future sexual behaviors in women.
Aim
To
investigate associations among sexual excitation, sexual inhibition, atypical
sexual arousal patterns, and potentially risky sexual behaviors in women.
Methods
Overall,
2,214 women (mean age = 30.65 years, standard deviation = 9.91 years)
participated in a baseline Web-based survey. The 1- and 2-year follow-up
surveys included 396 and 382 participants, respectively. Correlational analyses
and multiple linear regression analyses were conducted to analyze the relations
between predictor and outcome variables.
Main Outcome Measures
Number
of partners, number of one-time sexual encounters, and number of partners with
whom no condoms were used during the 12-month periods before each of the three
data assessment points.
Results
All
five lower-order factors of sexual excitation showed positive correlations and
all three lower-order factors of sexual inhibition showed negative correlations
with outcomes at baseline and follow-up. Atypical sexual arousal patterns, the
tendency to become aroused in unusual sexual situations, and the importance of
relationship factors, such as trust, for sexual arousal were the strongest
predictors for sexual behaviors at baseline. These variables also predicted the
number of sexual partners and the number of one-night stands at follow-up.
Conclusion
The
findings suggest that increased sexual arousal when experiencing negative mood
might be a risk factor for potentially health-threatening sexual decisions and
support the assumptions of the dual control model that sexual excitation is
positively and sexual inhibition is negatively predictive of risky sexual
behavior in women.
Full article at: http://goo.gl/m42bEY
By:
Affiliations
Mental Health Research and Treatment Center,
Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany
Correspondence
Corresponding Author: Julia
Velten, DiplPsych, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Mental Health Research and
Treatment Center, Massenbergstrasse 9-13, Bochum 44787, Germany
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