Spitalnick Joshua S, DiClemente Ralph J, Wingood Gina M, Crosby Richard A, Milhausen Robin R, Sales Jessica M, McCarty Frances, Rose Eve, Younge Sinead N
Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1520 Clifton Road NE, Room 221, Atlanta GA 30322, USA.
J Adolesc. 2007 Feb;30(1):165-73. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2006.10.002. Epub 2006 Nov 30.
The relationship between sexual sensation seeking and sexual risk taking has been investigated among adult populations. There are limited data, however, regarding this relationship for adolescents. Since African-American adolescent females continue to be disproportionately diagnosed with STDs, including HIV, we examined this association among a clinic-based sample of African-American adolescent females (N=715) enrolled in an STD/HIV prevention intervention. Participants (ages 15-21) endorsing higher levels of sexual sensation seeking reported higher levels of sexual risk-taking behaviours (e.g. frequency of vaginal intercourse, number of sexual partners, and poorer condom use). Results remained significant after controlling for known covariates associated with sexual risk-taking behaviours. Results are consistent with the adult literature and highlight the need for future investigations examining sexual sensation seeking among adolescents. These results, though preliminary, could be used to better inform prevention interventions and clinicians/health educators who provide direct services to adolescents.
性冒险寻求与性冒险行为之间的关系已在成年人群体中得到研究。然而，关于青少年群体中这一关系的数据有限。鉴于非裔美国青少年女性被诊断感染性传播疾病（包括艾滋病毒）的比例仍然过高，我们在一个参与性传播疾病/艾滋病毒预防干预的以诊所为基础的非裔美国青少年女性样本（N = 715）中研究了这种关联。认可较高水平性冒险寻求的参与者（年龄在15 - 21岁之间）报告了更高水平的性冒险行为（例如阴道性交频率、性伴侣数量以及较差的避孕套使用情况）。在控制了与性冒险行为相关的已知协变量后，结果仍然显著。这些结果与成人文献一致，并凸显了未来对青少年性冒险寻求进行调查的必要性。这些结果虽然是初步的，但可用于更好地为预防干预措施以及为青少年提供直接服务的临床医生/健康教育工作者提供信息。
