title: Benefits of Hooking Up: Self-Reports from First-Year College Women.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study explored the benefits of hooking up among first-year college women.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two authors coded for the presence of 10 benefits (kappas: 0.76-0.97) in 262 women's responses to an open-response survey question regarding benefits of their most recent hookup.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The most common benefits identified were sexual satisfaction (23%), general positive emotions (21%), increased confidence (11%), and clarification of feelings (11%). Overall, 71% reported at least one benefit, but 29% reported no benefits.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  For some young women, hooking up has benefits that can include meeting their needs for social connection, sexual exploration and intimacy, and fun/enjoyment.
authors.affiliation: VA Center for Integrated Healthcare, Syracuse VA Medical Center, Syracuse, New York; Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York.
authors.forename: Robyn L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Shepardson
authors.affiliation: Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island; Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island; Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island; Center for AIDS Intervention Research, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
authors.forename: Jennifer L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Walsh
authors.affiliation: Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island; Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
authors.forename: Kate B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Carey
authors.affiliation: Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island; Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island; Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island.
authors.forename: Michael P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Carey
keywords: casual sex; college students; hooking up; hookups; women’s sexuality