Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 48109-2029, USA.
AIDS Behav. 2012 Aug;16(6):1549-59. doi: 10.1007/s10461-011-0123-8.
We examined the association between HIV/AIDS risk behaviors and romantic feelings among single, young gay and bisexual men (YGBM). Romantic feelings may have positive (romantic ideation) and negative (romantic obsession) connotations. Consequently, we hypothesized that YGBM would report greater risks if they reported having obsessive thoughts about their relationship desires; conversely, we hypothesized that YGBM who envision a romantic relationship would report fewer unprotected partners. Using cross-sectional data from a study examining YGBM's online dating experiences (N = 376; ages 18-24), we found a positive association between romantic obsession and number of partners for unprotected receptive (URAI) and insertive (UIAI) anal intercourse. Conversely, we found a negative association between romantic ideation and number of partners for URAI and UIAI. Is love risky or protective? Our results indicate support for both perspectives. We discuss the implications of our findings, highlighting the importance of addressing romantic pursuits into existing HIV prevention interventions for YGBM.
我们研究了单身年轻男同性恋和双性恋者（YGBM）的 HIV/AIDS 风险行为与浪漫情感之间的关系。浪漫情感可能具有积极的（浪漫观念）和消极的（浪漫痴迷）含义。因此，我们假设如果 YGBM 对他们的关系渴望有痴迷的想法，他们会报告更多的风险；相反，我们假设想象浪漫关系的 YGBM 会报告较少的无保护伴侣。本研究使用了一项研究的横断面数据，该研究考察了 YGBM 的在线约会经历（N=376；年龄 18-24 岁），我们发现浪漫痴迷与无保护接受性（URAI）和插入性（UIAI）肛交的伴侣数量之间存在正相关关系。相反，我们发现浪漫观念与 URAI 和 UIAI 的伴侣数量之间存在负相关关系。爱情是有风险还是有保护作用？我们的研究结果支持这两种观点。我们讨论了研究结果的意义，强调了将浪漫追求纳入针对 YGBM 的现有 HIV 预防干预措施的重要性。
