Sociosexual domains as mediators of the relationship between trait depression and sexual risk: A serial mediation analysis in a sample of Iranian American adults
Background: The current study examined sociosexual attitudes and desires as mediators of the relationship between trait depression and sexual risk behaviors (SRB). Method: Iranian Americans (n = 152) were recruited and path analyses tested a serial mediation model including the direct and indirect e...
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| author | Autena Torbati Helen S. Ullrich Miguel À. Cano Saman Essa Laura Harvey Consuelo Arbona Ellen L. Vaughan Marzieh Majd Chris Fagundes Marcel A. de Dios |
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| description | Background: The current study examined sociosexual attitudes and desires as mediators of the relationship between trait depression and sexual risk behaviors (SRB). Method: Iranian Americans (n = 152) were recruited and path analyses tested a serial mediation model including the direct and indirect effects of trait depression levels on SRB. Results: Trait depression had a significant, indirect effect on SRB through sociosexual attitudes and desires scores, with an indirect effect estimate -.02, SE = 0.01, 95% CI [-0.05, -0.04]. Limitations: Study limitations included the use of self-report measures and the lack of longitudinal data. Conclusions: Increased levels of trait depression were associated with more unrestricted sociosexual attitudes and desires which, in turn, led to greater levels of sexual risk behaviors. The study findings can serve to inform sexual health interventions for Iranian American adults. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-556c07458d034290be9562ab2be003762022-12-22T02:43:01ZengElsevierJournal of Affective Disorders Reports2666-91532022-07-019100362Sociosexual domains as mediators of the relationship between trait depression and sexual risk: A serial mediation analysis in a sample of Iranian American adultsAutena Torbati0Helen S. Ullrich1Miguel À. Cano2Saman Essa3Laura Harvey4Consuelo Arbona5Ellen L. Vaughan6Marzieh Majd7Chris Fagundes8Marcel A. de Dios9Department of Psychological, Health, & Learning Sciences, University of Houston, 3657 Cullen Blvd, Houston, TX, 77204, United StatesDepartment of Psychological, Health, & Learning Sciences, University of Houston, 3657 Cullen Blvd, Houston, TX, 77204, United StatesDepartment of Epidemiology, Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th St AHC5, Miami, FL, 33199, United StatesDepartment of Psychological, Health, & Learning Sciences, University of Houston, 3657 Cullen Blvd, Houston, TX, 77204, United StatesDepartment of Psychological, Health, & Learning Sciences, University of Houston, 3657 Cullen Blvd, Houston, TX, 77204, United StatesDepartment of Psychological, Health, & Learning Sciences, University of Houston, 3657 Cullen Blvd, Houston, TX, 77204, United StatesDepartment of Counseling and Educational Psychology, Indiana University, 201 N Rose Ave, Bloomington, IN, 47405, United StatesDepartment of Psychological Sciences, Rice University, 6100 Main St, Houston, TX, 77005, United StatesDepartment of Psychological Sciences, Rice University, 6100 Main St, Houston, TX, 77005, United StatesDepartment of Psychological, Health, & Learning Sciences, University of Houston, 3657 Cullen Blvd, Houston, TX, 77204, United States; Corresponding author at: HEALTH Research Institute, University of Houston, 4849 Calhoun Rd, Houston, TX, 77204, United StatesBackground: The current study examined sociosexual attitudes and desires as mediators of the relationship between trait depression and sexual risk behaviors (SRB). Method: Iranian Americans (n = 152) were recruited and path analyses tested a serial mediation model including the direct and indirect effects of trait depression levels on SRB. Results: Trait depression had a significant, indirect effect on SRB through sociosexual attitudes and desires scores, with an indirect effect estimate -.02, SE = 0.01, 95% CI [-0.05, -0.04]. Limitations: Study limitations included the use of self-report measures and the lack of longitudinal data. Conclusions: Increased levels of trait depression were associated with more unrestricted sociosexual attitudes and desires which, in turn, led to greater levels of sexual risk behaviors. The study findings can serve to inform sexual health interventions for Iranian American adults.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666915322000555DepressionSexual riskSociosexualitySerial mediation |
| spellingShingle | Autena Torbati Helen S. Ullrich Miguel À. Cano Saman Essa Laura Harvey Consuelo Arbona Ellen L. Vaughan Marzieh Majd Chris Fagundes Marcel A. de Dios Sociosexual domains as mediators of the relationship between trait depression and sexual risk: A serial mediation analysis in a sample of Iranian American adults Journal of Affective Disorders Reports Depression Sexual risk Sociosexuality Serial mediation |
| title | Sociosexual domains as mediators of the relationship between trait depression and sexual risk: A serial mediation analysis in a sample of Iranian American adults |
| title_full | Sociosexual domains as mediators of the relationship between trait depression and sexual risk: A serial mediation analysis in a sample of Iranian American adults |
| title_fullStr | Sociosexual domains as mediators of the relationship between trait depression and sexual risk: A serial mediation analysis in a sample of Iranian American adults |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sociosexual domains as mediators of the relationship between trait depression and sexual risk: A serial mediation analysis in a sample of Iranian American adults |
| title_short | Sociosexual domains as mediators of the relationship between trait depression and sexual risk: A serial mediation analysis in a sample of Iranian American adults |
| title_sort | sociosexual domains as mediators of the relationship between trait depression and sexual risk a serial mediation analysis in a sample of iranian american adults |
| topic | Depression Sexual risk Sociosexuality Serial mediation |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666915322000555 |
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