Jones Jeb, Guest Jodie L, Sullivan Patrick S, Sales Jessica M, Jenness Samuel M, Kramer Michael R
a Department of Epidemiology , Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University , Atlanta , GA , USA.
b Department of Family and Preventive Medicine , School of Medicine, Emory University , Atlanta , GA , USA.
AIDS Care. 2018 Jul;30(7):844-852. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2018.1427851. Epub 2018 Feb 4.
Delay discounting is a measure of impulsivity that has been found to be associated with numerous health-related outcomes. To the extent that delay discounting is associated with sexual risk-taking, it might serve as a marker for HIV risk or as the basis for novel HIV prevention interventions. The goal of the current study was to examine the association between monetary and sexual delay discounting and condomless anal intercourse (CAI) in a cross-sectional sample of men who have sex with men. Based on previous findings, we examined whether these associations were age-dependent. Sexual, but not monetary, delay discounting was found to be associated with CAI in the past 12 months. These results suggest that delay discounting is associated with sexual risk-taking. More high risk sexual behaviors and their associations with delay discounting should be investigated in the future.
延迟折扣是一种冲动性的度量,已被发现与众多健康相关结果有关。就延迟折扣与性冒险行为相关而言,它可能作为艾滋病毒风险的一个标志,或者作为新型艾滋病毒预防干预措施的基础。本研究的目的是在男男性行为者的横断面样本中,检验金钱延迟折扣和性延迟折扣与无保护肛交(CAI)之间的关联。基于先前的研究结果,我们检验了这些关联是否与年龄有关。结果发现,在过去12个月中,性延迟折扣而非金钱延迟折扣与无保护肛交有关。这些结果表明,延迟折扣与性冒险行为有关。未来应进一步研究更多高风险性行为及其与延迟折扣的关联。