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Predicting Risky Sexual Behaviors in College Students: A Daily Diary Study

Sacchetti, Gina Marie
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1601141775519279

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2020, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Ohio University, Clinical Psychology (Arts and Sciences).
The prevalence of newly diagnosed sexually transmitted infections (STIs) has created urgency in identifying risk factors for STIs and other consequences of unsafe sex, especially for college students, who comprise a significant proportion of the demographic with the highest rates of STIs and unplanned pregnancies. Previous research has highlighted a pattern of risk-taking in college students, which extends to heightened sexual risk-taking, and correlates of this risk-taking behavior. Leveraging relevant theoretical frameworks, the current study examined distal (e.g., gender, adverse childhood experiences), proximal (e.g., mental health symptoms, peer norms), and situational (e.g., substance abuse) variables as predictors of risky sexual behaviors (i.e., unprotected sex, intoxicated sex). Results from the current study provided limited support for previously robust predictors of risky sexual behaviors. The notable exception is that daily substance use and daily approach sexual motives emerged as significant predictors of daily risky sexual behaviors in multi-level regression models. Although these findings may have the potential to inform intervention programs, replication studies are needed to more firmly establish the importance of these predictors, over and above previously robust predictors of risky sexual behaviors among college students.
Brian Wymbs (Advisor)
107 p.
Clinical Psychology; Psychology
Risky sexual behaviors; substance use; sexual motives; daily diary study

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  • Sacchetti, G. M. (2020). Predicting Risky Sexual Behaviors in College Students: A Daily Diary Study [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1601141775519279

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Sacchetti, Gina. Predicting Risky Sexual Behaviors in College Students: A Daily Diary Study. 2020. Ohio University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1601141775519279.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Sacchetti, Gina. "Predicting Risky Sexual Behaviors in College Students: A Daily Diary Study." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio University, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1601141775519279

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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