Author: Donohew, L.; Zimmerman, R.; Cupp, P.S.; Novak, S.; Colon, S.; Abell, R.
Description: In an HIV prevention study, 2949 ninth-grade students in 17 high schools in two Midwestern U.S. cities were administered scales measuring sensation seeking and impulsive decision-making and their separate and combined relationships to a number of indicators of sexual risk-taking. Measures of sexual risk-taking included intentions to have sex, ever had sex, number of lifetime sexual partners, been pregnant or caused a pregnancy, used a condom, used marijuana, had unwanted sex when drunk, had unwanted sex under pressure, said no to sex, used alcohol or partner used alcohol before sex. Strong associations were observed between each of the measures and sexual risk-taking for most of the indicators. Strongest associations were found among sexually active students high on both sensation seeking and impulsive decision-making and weakest associations among students low on both measures. Implications for design of interventions in health campaigns are discussed.
Subject headings: Sensation seeking; Impulsive decision-making; Communication; HIV; Alcohol; Sexual risk-taking; Personality; Prevention; Sex
Publication year: 2000
Journal or book title: Personality and Individual Differences
Volume: 28
Issue: 6
Pages: 1079-1091
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Type: Journal Article
Serial number: 2346