Arousability as a predictor of sexual risk behaviours in African-American adolescent women

作者：Wood Jessica R^*; Milhausen Robin R; Sales Jessica M; Graham Cynthia A; Sanders Stephanie A; DiClemente Ralph J; Wingood Gina M

来源：Sexual Health, 2013, 10(2): 160-165.

DOI：10.1071/SH12055

• condom use
• female adolescents
• sexual excitation
• sexual risk-taking

This study examined the impact of sexual excitation (arousability) on sexual risk-taking behaviours in a community sample of African-American adolescent women. A sample of 701 African-American adolescent women completed measures examining their propensity for sexual arousal, impulsivity and sexual behaviour. Compared with women with a lower propensity for sexual arousability, women with a higher propensity reported a greater number of sexual partners, more inconsistent condom use, a greater likelihood of having engaged in sexual intercourse with %26apos;risky%26apos; partners, and sex while high on alcohol or drugs. These results indicate that women who have a greater propensity to become sexually aroused in a variety of situations may be at a greater risk for contracting HIV or sexually transmissible infections relative to women with a lower propensity for arousal. This suggests that individual differences in the propensity to become sexually aroused should be considered when developing intervention approaches targeting young African-American women.

• 出版日期2013