Chandra P S, Krishna V A S, Benegal Vivek, Ramakrishna Jayashree
Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences, Bangalore, India.
Indian J Med Res. 2003 Feb;117:88-92.
BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES: An association has been shown between alcohol use and high-risk sexual behaviour. One of the important variables that might mediate risky sexual behaviour among alcohol users is the sensation-seeking dimension of personality. This study was undertaken with the aim to assess the relationship between sensation seeking and sexual risk taking among heavy alcohol users admitted to a De-addiction centre.
To study the above association, sensation seeking was compared between subjects admitted for treatment of alcohol dependence with (n = 30) and without (n = 30) reported high-risk sexual behaviour.
Subjects reporting high-risk sexual behaviour were found to have higher sensation seeking scores in all the domains of the sensation seeking scale compared to those without high-risk sexual behaviour. Scores on the subscale disinhibition, of the sensation seeking scale seemed to be associated with higher sexual risk taking.
INTERPRETATION & CONCLUSION: Sensation seeking as a personality variable was significantly associated with sexual risk taking behaviour among heavy alcohol users. The study indicates the need for careful assessment of personality in these individuals and emphasizes the need for further studies on a larger sample.
饮酒与高风险性行为之间已显示存在关联。可能介导饮酒者高风险性行为的重要变量之一是人格的寻求刺激维度。本研究旨在评估一家戒毒中心收治的重度饮酒者的寻求刺激与性冒险行为之间的关系。
为研究上述关联，对因酒精依赖入院治疗且报告有（n = 30）和无（n = 30）高风险性行为的受试者的寻求刺激情况进行了比较。
与无高风险性行为的受试者相比，报告有高风险性行为的受试者在寻求刺激量表的所有领域中寻求刺激得分更高。寻求刺激量表的去抑制子量表得分似乎与更高的性冒险行为相关。
寻求刺激作为一种人格变量与重度饮酒者的性冒险行为显著相关。该研究表明需要对这些个体的人格进行仔细评估，并强调需要对更大样本进行进一步研究。
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