Gullette Donna, Booth Brenda M, Wright Patricia B, Montgomery Brooke E E, Stewart Katharine E
J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2014 Jul-Aug;25(4):289-96. doi: 10.1016/j.jana.2013.07.008. Epub 2013 Sep 24.
The purpose of this study was to explore correlates of sexual sensation seeking (SSS) in a sample of rural African American cocaine users. Respondent-driven sampling was used to recruit 251 participants from two impoverished rural counties in eastern Arkansas. Consistent with previous investigations, SSS scores were associated with being younger, being male, having more sexual partners, and having more unprotected sexual encounters in the previous 30 days. Multiple regression revealed that SSS was correlated with a number of oral sex acts, transactional sex (exchanging sex for food, shelter, drugs, money, or other commodities), and Addiction Severity Index drug composite. SSS continues to demonstrate a strong association with sexual risk behaviors in diverse populations, including vulnerable groups like this community. Interventions to reduce unsafe sexual behaviors among high-risk groups, including drug users and individuals who engage in transactional sex, should incorporate approaches that include high sensation seekers' needs for novelty and variety.
本研究的目的是在非洲裔美国农村可卡因使用者样本中探索性感觉寻求（SSS）的相关因素。采用应答者驱动抽样方法，从阿肯色州东部两个贫困农村县招募了251名参与者。与先前的调查一致，SSS得分与年龄较小、男性、有更多性伴侣以及在过去30天内有更多无保护性行为相关。多元回归分析显示，SSS与多种口交行为、交易性行为（以性换取食物、住所、毒品、金钱或其他商品）以及成瘾严重程度指数药物综合指标相关。SSS在包括该社区这样的弱势群体在内的不同人群中，继续显示出与性风险行为有很强的关联。减少高危人群（包括吸毒者和从事交易性行为的个人）中不安全性行为的干预措施，应纳入满足高感觉寻求者对新奇和多样化需求的方法。
