title: Conflict and expectancies interact to predict sexual behavior under the influence among gay and bisexual men.
abstract: As the mechanisms of the associations between substance use and risky sex remain unclear, this study investigates the interactive roles of conflicts about casual sex and condom use and expectancies of the sexual effects of substances in those associations among gay men. Conflict interacted with expectancies to predict sexual behavior under the influence; low casual sex conflict coupled with high expectancies predicted the highest number of casual partners, and high condom use conflict and high expectancies predicted the highest number of unprotected sex acts. Results have implications for intervention efforts that aim to improve sexual decision-making and reduce sexual expectancies.
authors.affiliation: Center for HIV/AIDS Educational Studies and Training (CHEST), New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Brooke E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Wells
authors.affiliation: Center for HIV/AIDS Educational Studies and Training (CHEST), New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Tyrel J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Starks
authors.affiliation: Center for HIV/AIDS Educational Studies and Training (CHEST), New York, NY, USA Department of Psychology, Hunter College of the City University of New York (CUNY), New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Jeffrey T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Parsons
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Hunter College of the City University of New York (CUNY), New York, NY, USA sarit.golub@hunter.cuny.edu.
authors.forename: Sarit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Golub
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001727:Bisexuality / Q000523:psychology*; D017280:Condoms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D018451:Homosexuality, Male / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009519:New York City; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D047568:Unsafe Sex; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: expectancies; men who have sex with men; sexual behavior; sexual conflict; substance use