Department of Community and Family Health, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, USA.
J Sex Res. 2010 Sep;47(5):460-70. doi: 10.1080/00224490903100587.
Extradyadic sex is a significant source of risk for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among men in same-sex relationships. Nonmonogamous sexual agreements are common among male same-sex couples and may serve as effective targets for risk reduction interventions; however, there is a dearth of research reporting on the social and cultural determinants of explicit nonmonogamous agreements. In this study, it was hypothesized that attitudes toward dominant cultural standards of masculinity (i.e., normative masculinity) would be associated with the types of sexual agreements negotiated among gay male couples. An Internet-based survey was used to collect data from 931 men for this analysis. Results indicated that men who reported high endorsement of normative masculinity were more likely to be in nonmonogamous relationships. Furthermore, high endorsement of normative masculinity was predictive of relationship agreements characterized as the most sexually permissive. These findings indicate that rather than simply predicting nonmonogamy in gay male couples, attitudes toward masculinity may be indirectly related to increased risk of STIs by influencing the types of sexual agreements negotiated. This is the first empirical study to emphasize the role of masculinity as an explanatory factor of same-sex relationship agreements.
婚外性行为是男同性恋者性传播感染（STIs）的重要风险源。非一夫一妻制的性协议在男同性恋伴侣中很常见，可能是减少风险干预的有效目标；然而，很少有研究报告明确非一夫一妻制协议的社会和文化决定因素。在这项研究中，假设对占主导地位的男性气质文化标准（即规范男性气质）的态度与男同性恋伴侣之间协商的性协议类型有关。本分析使用基于互联网的调查从 931 名男性中收集数据。结果表明，报告高度认同规范男性气质的男性更有可能处于非一夫一妻制关系中。此外，规范男性气质的高度认同可以预测关系协议，这些协议的特点是最放纵的性行为。这些发现表明，男性气质态度不仅可以预测男同性恋伴侣中的非一夫一妻制，而且可能通过影响协商的性协议类型间接导致性传播感染的风险增加。这是第一项强调男性气质作为同性伴侣关系协议解释因素的实证研究。
