Greater Perceptions of Economic Deprivation in Childhood Are Associated With More Sexual Risk Behaviors in Adulthood via Younger Age of Sexual Initiation
Introduction: Sexual risk behaviors are a public health concern. Although sexual risk behaviors are overrepresented among economically disadvantaged individuals, the mechanisms underlying the link from economic deprivation to sexual risk behaviors are not well understood. Aim: The purpose of this st...
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| description | Introduction: Sexual risk behaviors are a public health concern. Although sexual risk behaviors are overrepresented among economically disadvantaged individuals, the mechanisms underlying the link from economic deprivation to sexual risk behaviors are not well understood. Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate whether one of the earliest indicators of sexual risk, age of sexual initiation, mediates the link between young men’s perceptions of economic deprivation while growing up and sexual risk behaviors in adulthood. Method: Six-hundred twenty-four men provided data on background variables and risk. Path analyses were conducted in Mplus Version 8. Results: Perceptions of economic deprivation while growing up were related to younger age of sexual initiation, which in turn was related to higher risk for sex earlier in a relationship, condomless sex, sexually transmitted infections, unintended pregnancy, and condom use resistance. Conclusion: These findings highlight important avenues for sexual health and health equity promotion. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5d0c9cdeaa2c4cf6ae080fedd752682e2022-12-22T02:13:15ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of Psychosexual Health2631-83182631-83262022-07-01410.1177/26318318221102375Greater Perceptions of Economic Deprivation in Childhood Are Associated With More Sexual Risk Behaviors in Adulthood via Younger Age of Sexual InitiationJulia F. Hammett0Kelly Cue Davis1 Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona, USA Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona, USAIntroduction: Sexual risk behaviors are a public health concern. Although sexual risk behaviors are overrepresented among economically disadvantaged individuals, the mechanisms underlying the link from economic deprivation to sexual risk behaviors are not well understood. Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate whether one of the earliest indicators of sexual risk, age of sexual initiation, mediates the link between young men’s perceptions of economic deprivation while growing up and sexual risk behaviors in adulthood. Method: Six-hundred twenty-four men provided data on background variables and risk. Path analyses were conducted in Mplus Version 8. Results: Perceptions of economic deprivation while growing up were related to younger age of sexual initiation, which in turn was related to higher risk for sex earlier in a relationship, condomless sex, sexually transmitted infections, unintended pregnancy, and condom use resistance. Conclusion: These findings highlight important avenues for sexual health and health equity promotion.https://doi.org/10.1177/26318318221102375 |
| spellingShingle | Julia F. Hammett Kelly Cue Davis Greater Perceptions of Economic Deprivation in Childhood Are Associated With More Sexual Risk Behaviors in Adulthood via Younger Age of Sexual Initiation Journal of Psychosexual Health |
| title | Greater Perceptions of Economic Deprivation in Childhood Are Associated With More Sexual Risk Behaviors in Adulthood via Younger Age of Sexual Initiation |
| title_full | Greater Perceptions of Economic Deprivation in Childhood Are Associated With More Sexual Risk Behaviors in Adulthood via Younger Age of Sexual Initiation |
| title_fullStr | Greater Perceptions of Economic Deprivation in Childhood Are Associated With More Sexual Risk Behaviors in Adulthood via Younger Age of Sexual Initiation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Greater Perceptions of Economic Deprivation in Childhood Are Associated With More Sexual Risk Behaviors in Adulthood via Younger Age of Sexual Initiation |
| title_short | Greater Perceptions of Economic Deprivation in Childhood Are Associated With More Sexual Risk Behaviors in Adulthood via Younger Age of Sexual Initiation |
| title_sort | greater perceptions of economic deprivation in childhood are associated with more sexual risk behaviors in adulthood via younger age of sexual initiation |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/26318318221102375 |
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