title: Young men's condom use resistance tactics: a latent profile analysis.
abstract: Research suggests that many men have used a variety of tactics to avoid using condoms when having sex with women. Guided by previous work demonstrating that men's use of coercive condom resistance tactics was predicted by negative attitudes toward women, inconsistent condom use, multiple partners, and sexual sensation seeking, the current study used latent profile analysis (LPA) to determine whether similar constructs were associated with a variety of resistance tactics. A community sample of 313 moderate-drinking men participated, of whom 80% reported employing at least one condom use resistance tactic since adolescence. The LPA revealed three classes of men. In general, men with the least negative beliefs about women, low levels of sexual sensation seeking and impulsivity, and positive beliefs about condoms (Condom Positive/Low Hostility) reported less use of resistance tactics than men with moderate sexual sensation seeking and impulsivity, negative beliefs about condoms, and moderate (Condom Negative/Moderate Hostility) or high (Condom Negative/High Hostility) negative attitudes about women. The classes also differed in terms of their sexual behaviors. This study demonstrated that sexual risk behavior interventions should not only address the tactics through which men resist using condoms but also tailor these efforts to men's individual characteristics.
authors.affiliation: a School of Social Work, University of Washington.
authors.forename: Kelly Cue
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Cynthia A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Stappenbeck
authors.forename: Jeanette
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Norris
authors.forename: William H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: George
authors.forename: Angela J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Jacques-Tiura
authors.forename: Trevor J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Schraufnagel
authors.forename: Kelly F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Kajumulo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002605:Character; D017280:Condoms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003268:Contraception Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006791:Hostility; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D047568:Unsafe Sex / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult
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