title: Unintentional Exposure to Online Sexual Content and Sexual Behavior Intentions Among College Students in China.
abstract: This study examined the relations of unintentional exposure to Internet sexual content to intentions for sex and condom use and potential mediators of these relations, including attitudes, norms, and self-efficacy, among college students in China. A sample of 524 Chinese college students completed an online questionnaire. Mediation path analyses were conducted to test the theory of planned behavior as a model of the relations between unintentional exposure and intentions to have sex and use condoms. On average, students reported being unintentionally exposed to Internet sexual content about 3 to 4 times during the past month. Unintentional exposure was indirectly associated with intention to have sex, mediated through descriptive and injunctive norms. Descriptive norm was a stronger mediator for females than males. In contrast, unintentional exposure was unrelated to condom-use intention and mediators. The theory of planned behavior provides a model for the development of Internet-based interventions with these students.
authors.affiliation: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Jingwen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA jjemmott@asc.upenn.edu.
authors.forename: John B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Jemmott
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D002681:China; D017280:Condoms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D011582:Psychological Theory; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012737:Sex Factors; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D066262:Social Norms; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: China; college students; internet sexual content; sex education; sexual behavior; survey