Ertl Melissa M, Fresquez Cara L
Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, N218 Elliott Hall, 75 E River Pkwy, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA.
Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology, University at Albany-State University of New York, Albany, NY, USA.
Arch Sex Behav. 2024 Mar;53(3):1141-1151. doi: 10.1007/s10508-023-02760-x. Epub 2023 Dec 29.
Traditional gender role beliefs, or marianismo beliefs, are theorized to be largely protective against health risk behaviors, including sexual risk behaviors among Latina young adults. However, measurement differences across studies and research with heterogeneous samples of abstinent and sexually active Latina young adults have led to unclear findings. Thus, we investigated whether endorsement of certain marianismo beliefs may promote sexual health behaviors or solely promote abstinence. Guided by gender role schema theory, this study investigated the multidimensional construct of marianismo beliefs in relation to past-year abstinence from sexual activity, STI and HIV testing, and condom use among 611 Latina young adults. Results indicated that endorsement of the Virtuous and Chaste belief was associated with decreased odds of sexual activity (i.e., increased odds of being abstinent) in the past year. None of the five marianismo beliefs were significantly linked with condom use. Among sexually active participants, the Virtuous and Chaste belief was associated with decreased likelihood to be tested for both STIs and HIV in the past year. Findings support the notion that certain marianismo beliefs (e.g., the Virtuous and Chaste belief) may promote abstinence, yet pose a risk for sexual health via reduced likelihood for STI and HIV testing. Results may inform culturally-tailored HIV prevention interventions with Latinas to reduce the disproportionate HIV burden in this population.
传统的性别角色观念，即圣母主义观念，从理论上讲在很大程度上能预防健康风险行为，包括拉丁裔青年中的性风险行为。然而，不同研究之间的测量差异以及对禁欲和有性活动的拉丁裔青年进行的异质性样本研究导致结果不明确。因此，我们调查了对某些圣母主义观念的认同是否会促进性健康行为，还是仅仅促进禁欲。在性别角色图式理论的指导下，本研究调查了611名拉丁裔青年中圣母主义观念的多维结构与过去一年的性活动禁欲、性传播感染和艾滋病毒检测以及使用避孕套之间的关系。结果表明，对贞洁和纯洁观念的认同与过去一年性活动几率降低（即禁欲几率增加）有关。五种圣母主义观念中没有一种与使用避孕套有显著关联。在有性活动的参与者中，贞洁和纯洁观念与过去一年进行性传播感染和艾滋病毒检测的可能性降低有关。研究结果支持这样一种观点，即某些圣母主义观念（如贞洁和纯洁观念）可能会促进禁欲，但通过降低性传播感染和艾滋病毒检测的可能性对性健康构成风险。研究结果可能为针对拉丁裔女性的文化定制艾滋病毒预防干预措施提供参考，以减轻该人群中不成比例的艾滋病毒负担。
