Self-regulatory problems mediate the association of contextual stressors and unprotected intercourse among rural, African American, young adult men.
In this brief report, the hypothesis that self-regulatory problems would mediate the association between contextual stressors and unprotected intercourse among rural African American young adult men was investigated. Family support and religiosity were hypothesized to ameliorate the influence of contextual stressors on self-regulatory problems. Hypotheses were tested on 79 sexually active men from a sample recruited with Respondent Driven Sampling; episodes of unprotected intercourse constituted the criterion variable. Analyses supported the mediating role of self-regulatory problems in linking young adult men's contextual stressors with a heightened likelihood of unprotected intercourse. Religious involvement and family support interacted with contextual stressors to predict diminished associations with self-regulatory problems.
Kogan
Steven M
SM
University of Georgia, Center for Family Research, 1095 College Station Road, Athens, GA 30602-4527, USA. smkogan@uga.edu
Brody
Gene H
GH
Chen
Yi-Fu
YF
DiClemente
Ralph J
RJ
D000293:Adolescent; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D005195:Family Relations; D005845:Georgia; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011287:Prejudice; D012424:Rural Population; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D012927:Social Control, Informal; D012944:Social Support; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D047568:Unsafe Sex / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult