Department of Communication, University of Missouri–Columbia, Columbia, MO 65211, USA.
J Sex Res. 2013;50(5):435-48. doi: 10.1080/00224499.2011.637246. Epub 2011 Dec 29.
Although researchers have examined the predictors and outcomes of the behavioral aspect of "hooking up," typically defined as casual, commitment-free sexual encounters, research has not yet examined the extent to which young people endorse the culture associated with hooking up. Based on the argument that there is a set of understood rules and assumptions associated with hooking up, this article describes the development of an instrument to measure college students' endorsement of the hookup culture. Results from two studies found that five factors represent endorsement of the hookup culture: (a) a belief that hooking up is harmless and best without emotional commitment, (b) a belief that hooking up is fun, (c) a belief that hooking up will enhance one's status in one's peer group, (d) a belief that hooking up allows one to assert control over one's sexuality, and (e) a belief that hooking up is a reflection of one's sexual freedom. The index also had acceptable internal reliability, and performed well on the tests of construct validity. Taken together, the results suggest that the Endorsement of the Hookup Culture Index is suitable for use by researchers interested in the social phenomenon of hooking up.
尽管研究人员已经研究了“ hookup”行为方面的预测因素和结果，通常将其定义为随意、无承诺的性行为，但研究尚未探讨年轻人对 hookup 文化的认可程度。基于 hookup 与一系列既定规则和假设相关的观点，本文描述了一种用于衡量大学生对 hookup 文化认可程度的工具的开发。两项研究的结果表明， hookup 文化的认可程度可以由五个因素来表示：(a) 相信 hookup 没有伤害，最好没有情感承诺；(b) 相信 hookup 很有趣；(c) 相信 hookup 可以提高自己在同龄人中的地位；(d) 相信 hookup 可以让自己控制自己的性行为；(e) 相信 hookup 反映了自己的性自由。该指数也具有可接受的内部可靠性，并且在建构效度的测试中表现良好。综上所述，研究结果表明， hookup 文化认可指数适合对 hookup 社会现象感兴趣的研究人员使用。
