Temperament, Context and Sexual Risk among College Students
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Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-06-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
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 (N=145).
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.
American Psychological Association (APA)
von Sadovszky, Victoria. 2011. Temperament, Context and Sexual Risk among College Students. Nursing Research and Practice،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-8.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
von Sadovszky, Victoria. Temperament, Context and Sexual Risk among College Students. Nursing Research and Practice No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-476882
American Medical Association (AMA)
von Sadovszky, Victoria. Temperament, Context and Sexual Risk among College Students. Nursing Research and Practice. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-476882
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-476882