Psychological Factors and Sexual Risk Behaviors: A Multidimensional Model Based on the Chilean Population
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a global health problem, with sexual risk behaviors (SRB) being the main routes of spreading the virus. Evidence indicates that different psychological factors influence SRB (e.g., attitude towards condoms, sexual self-concept, sexual sensation seeking, knowledg...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9367853/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35954656 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19159293 |
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author | Ferrer-Urbina, Rodrigo Mena-Chamorro, Patricio Halty, Marcos Sepúlveda-Páez, Geraldy |
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description | Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a global health problem, with sexual risk behaviors (SRB) being the main routes of spreading the virus. Evidence indicates that different psychological factors influence SRB (e.g., attitude towards condoms, sexual self-concept, sexual sensation seeking, knowledge of sexual risk behaviors, risk perception). This study proposes an explanatory model of sexual risk behaviors in young people and adults. The sample consisted of 992 young people and adults aged between 18 and 35 years. The model presented good levels of fit (X(2) = 3311.433, df = 1471, CFI = 0.964, TLI = 0.959, RMSEA = 0.036), explaining 56% of the variance of sexual activity with multiple partners, 77% of the inadequate use of protective barriers, and 58.8% of sexual activity under the influence of alcohol or drugs from a set of psychological factors in self-report measures. The details of the results offer novel contextual evidence for the prioritization of prevention-oriented psychosocial interventions. |
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spelling | pubmed-93678532022-08-12 Psychological Factors and Sexual Risk Behaviors: A Multidimensional Model Based on the Chilean Population Ferrer-Urbina, Rodrigo Mena-Chamorro, Patricio Halty, Marcos Sepúlveda-Páez, Geraldy Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a global health problem, with sexual risk behaviors (SRB) being the main routes of spreading the virus. Evidence indicates that different psychological factors influence SRB (e.g., attitude towards condoms, sexual self-concept, sexual sensation seeking, knowledge of sexual risk behaviors, risk perception). This study proposes an explanatory model of sexual risk behaviors in young people and adults. The sample consisted of 992 young people and adults aged between 18 and 35 years. The model presented good levels of fit (X(2) = 3311.433, df = 1471, CFI = 0.964, TLI = 0.959, RMSEA = 0.036), explaining 56% of the variance of sexual activity with multiple partners, 77% of the inadequate use of protective barriers, and 58.8% of sexual activity under the influence of alcohol or drugs from a set of psychological factors in self-report measures. The details of the results offer novel contextual evidence for the prioritization of prevention-oriented psychosocial interventions. MDPI 2022-07-29 /pmc/articles/PMC9367853/ /pubmed/35954656 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19159293 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Ferrer-Urbina, Rodrigo Mena-Chamorro, Patricio Halty, Marcos Sepúlveda-Páez, Geraldy Psychological Factors and Sexual Risk Behaviors: A Multidimensional Model Based on the Chilean Population |
title | Psychological Factors and Sexual Risk Behaviors: A Multidimensional Model Based on the Chilean Population |
title_full | Psychological Factors and Sexual Risk Behaviors: A Multidimensional Model Based on the Chilean Population |
title_fullStr | Psychological Factors and Sexual Risk Behaviors: A Multidimensional Model Based on the Chilean Population |
title_full_unstemmed | Psychological Factors and Sexual Risk Behaviors: A Multidimensional Model Based on the Chilean Population |
title_short | Psychological Factors and Sexual Risk Behaviors: A Multidimensional Model Based on the Chilean Population |
title_sort | psychological factors and sexual risk behaviors: a multidimensional model based on the chilean population |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9367853/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35954656 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19159293 |
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