Broaddus Michelle, Dickson-Gomez Julia
Center for AIDS Intervention Research, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
AIDS Educ Prev. 2016 Oct;28(5):393-404. doi: 10.1521/aeap.2016.28.5.393.
Qualitative and quantitative research was used to create the Uses of Texting in Sexual Relationships scale. At-risk, predominantly African American emerging adults participated in qualitative interviews (N = 20) and quantitative surveys (N = 110) about their uses of text messaging within romantic and sexual relationships. Exploratory factor analysis of items generated from interviews resulted in four subscales: Sexting, Relationship Maintenance, Relationship Development, and Texting for Sexual Safety. Exploratory analyses indicated associations of Sexting with more instances of condomless sex, and Texting for Sexual Safety with fewer instances of condomless sex, which was moderated by relationship power. Further research on the connections between text messaging in relationships and sexual behavior among high-risk and minority young adults is warranted, and intervention efforts to decrease sexual risks need to incorporate these avenues of sexual communication.
采用定性和定量研究方法编制了《恋爱关系中短信的用途》量表。主要为非裔美国裔的高危新兴成年人参与了关于他们在恋爱和性关系中使用短信的定性访谈（N = 20）和定量调查（N = 110）。对访谈中生成的项目进行探索性因素分析，得出四个子量表：发送色情短信、关系维持、关系发展和性安全短信。探索性分析表明，发送色情短信与更多无保护性行为实例相关，而性安全短信与更少无保护性行为实例相关，这受到关系权力的调节。有必要对高危和少数族裔青年成年人恋爱关系中的短信交流与性行为之间的联系进行进一步研究，并且减少性风险的干预措施需要纳入这些性交流途径。
