Foster Lyndsay R, Byers E Sandra
Department of Psychology, University of New Brunswick, P.O. Box 4400, Fredericton, NB, E3B 5A3, Canada.
Arch Sex Behav. 2016 Feb;45(2):403-14. doi: 10.1007/s10508-014-0388-x. Epub 2014 Nov 19.
Research suggests that having a sexually transmitted infection (STI) such as genital herpes and human papillomavirus (HPV) can negatively affect sexual well-being. However, there is little research examining factors associated with poorer sexual well-being among individuals with a STI. This study investigated the extent to which stigma experiences, individual characteristics, and STI characteristics were associated with multiple aspects of sexual well-being among individuals diagnosed with herpes and/or HPV. Participants were an average of 36 years old (SD = 11.58) and included 188 individuals with herpes and/or HPV who completed measures of sexual activity, sexual problems, and sexual cognitive-affective factors. The results showed that experiences of stigmatization were the most important predictors of sexual well-being. Participants who perceived were stigmatized by others as well as those who internalized negative social attitudes to a greater extent reported poorer sexual well-being across all dimensions, over and above individual and STI characteristics. The implications of these findings for sexual health professionals are discussed.
研究表明,患有性传播感染(STI),如生殖器疱疹和人乳头瘤病毒(HPV),会对性健康产生负面影响。然而,很少有研究探讨与性传播感染患者性健康较差相关的因素。本研究调查了耻辱感经历、个体特征和性传播感染特征在多大程度上与被诊断为疱疹和/或HPV的个体性健康的多个方面相关。参与者平均年龄为36岁(标准差=11.58),包括188名患有疱疹和/或HPV的个体,他们完成了性活动、性问题和性认知情感因素的测量。结果表明,耻辱感经历是性健康最重要的预测因素。那些认为自己被他人污名化以及那些在更大程度上内化负面社会态度的参与者,在所有维度上报告的性健康状况都较差,这超过了个体和性传播感染特征的影响。本文讨论了这些发现对性健康专业人员的启示。