TY - JOUR
T1 - Short-term positive and negative consequences of sex based on daily reports among college students
AU - Vasilenko, Sara A.
AU - Lefkowitz, Eva S.
AU - Maggs, Jennifer L.
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was funded by Grant R01 AA 016016 from the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (to Jennifer Maggs). We thank Nicole Morgan, Wayne Osgood, Meg Small, and the rest of the University Life Study team for their help with data collection, preparation, and analysis.
PY - 2012/11/1
Y1 - 2012/11/1
N2 - Because sexual behavior may be associated with a broader range of outcomes than physical consequences like sexually transmitted infections and pregnancy, it is important to understand consequences of sex that may influence mental and social well-being in emerging adulthood. This article describes the short-term intrapersonal and interpersonal consequences reported by college students on days they engage in vaginal sex and what factors predict experiencing particular consequences. Data are from first-year college students who reported vaginal sex on at least one of 28 sampled days (mean age=18.5 years; 53% female; 30% Hispanic/Latino [HL]; of non-HL participants, 30% were African American, 22% were Asian American, 35% were European American, and 12% were multiracial; N=209 people and N=679 person days). Participants reported positive consequences more frequently than negative consequences. Non-use of contraception and sex with a non-dating partner were associated with greater odds of reporting negative consequences. These findings have implications for messages about casual sex and use of contraception in sex education and sexual health programming.
AB - Because sexual behavior may be associated with a broader range of outcomes than physical consequences like sexually transmitted infections and pregnancy, it is important to understand consequences of sex that may influence mental and social well-being in emerging adulthood. This article describes the short-term intrapersonal and interpersonal consequences reported by college students on days they engage in vaginal sex and what factors predict experiencing particular consequences. Data are from first-year college students who reported vaginal sex on at least one of 28 sampled days (mean age=18.5 years; 53% female; 30% Hispanic/Latino [HL]; of non-HL participants, 30% were African American, 22% were Asian American, 35% were European American, and 12% were multiracial; N=209 people and N=679 person days). Participants reported positive consequences more frequently than negative consequences. Non-use of contraception and sex with a non-dating partner were associated with greater odds of reporting negative consequences. These findings have implications for messages about casual sex and use of contraception in sex education and sexual health programming.
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U2 - 10.1080/00224499.2011.589101
DO - 10.1080/00224499.2011.589101
M3 - Article
C2 - 21707408
AN - SCOPUS:84866676488
SN - 0022-4499
VL - 49
SP - 558
EP - 569
JO - Journal of Sex Research
JF - Journal of Sex Research
IS - 6
ER -