Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, 1415 Washington Heights, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029, USA.
AIDS Behav. 2011 Feb;15(2):261-72. doi: 10.1007/s10461-010-9834-5.
Dating is a normative behavior for youth, yet few studies have examined the relationship between romantic partner-seeking and sexual behavior among young men who have sex with men (YMSM). This omission is most notable across studies examining YMSM's partner-seeking behaviors online. In this study, we examined the relationship between sexual behaviors and online partner-seeking behaviors for casual and romantic partners in a sample of YMSM (N = 431; M = 21.49 years old, SD = 1.94) who reported using the Internet to meet other men. Using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA), we found YMSM in the High Romantic/High Casual group had more unprotected partners than YMSM in other categories. YMSM in the High Romantic/Low Casual group had fewer unprotected partners than the High Romantic/High Casual group. We discuss the implications of our findings and conclude that there is a need to further examine romantic partner-seeking among YMSM.
约会是年轻人的一种规范行为，但很少有研究调查过寻找浪漫伴侣与男男性行为者（MSM）的性行为之间的关系。在研究 MSM 的在线伴侣寻求行为时，这种遗漏最为明显。在这项研究中，我们调查了在一个使用互联网与其他男性约会的 MSM 样本（N=431；M=21.49 岁，SD=1.94）中，性行为与寻找随意和浪漫伴侣的在线行为之间的关系。使用协方差分析（ANCOVA），我们发现高浪漫/高随意组的 MSM 比其他组的 MSM 有更多的无保护伴侣。高浪漫/低随意组的 MSM 比高浪漫/高随意组的 MSM 有更少的无保护伴侣。我们讨论了我们发现的结果的含义，并得出结论，需要进一步研究 MSM 的浪漫伴侣寻求行为。
