Open AccessIncomplete Use of Condoms: The Importance of Sexual Arousal
Author(s) -
Cynthia A. Graham,
Richard A. Crosby,
Robin R. Milhausen,
Stephanie A. Sanders,
William L. Yarber
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
aids and behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.994
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1573-3254
pISSN - 1090-7165
DOI - 10.1007/s10461-009-9638-7
Subject(s) - condom , orgasm , sexual arousal , health psychology , arousal , psychology , sexual behavior , public health , clinical psychology , libido , sexual desire , developmental psychology , medicine , demography , social psychology , human sexuality , sexual dysfunction , psychiatry , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , family medicine , sociology , gender studies , nursing , syphilis , psychoanalysis
The purpose of this study was to identify associations between incomplete condom use (not using condoms from start to finish of sex) and sexual arousal variables. A convenience sample of heterosexual men (n = 761) completed a web-based questionnaire. Men who scored higher on sexual arousability were more likely to put a condom on after sex had begun (AOR = 1.58). Men who reported difficulty reaching orgasm were more likely to report removing condoms before sex was over (AOR = 2.08). These findings suggest that sexual arousal may be an important, and under-studied, factor associated with incomplete use of condoms.
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