Open AccessAssociations of Sexual Victimization, Depression, and Sexual Assertiveness with Unprotected Sex: A Test of the Multifaceted Model of HIV Risk Across Gender
Author(s) -
Morokoff Patricia J.,
Redding Colleen A.,
Harlow Lisa L.,
Cho Sookhyun,
Rossi Joseph S.,
Meier Kathryn S.,
Mayer Kenneth H.,
Koblin Beryl,
BrownPeterside Pamela
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of applied biobehavioral research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.448
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1751-9861
pISSN - 1071-2089
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-9861.2009.00039.x
Subject(s) - assertiveness , psychology , condom , clinical psychology , depression (economics) , psychological intervention , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , sexual abuse , developmental psychology , psychiatry , poison control , suicide prevention , medicine , social psychology , environmental health , family medicine , economics , macroeconomics , syphilis
This study examined whether the Multifaceted Model of HIV Risk (MMOHR) would predict unprotected sex based on predictors including gender, childhood sexual abuse (CSA), sexual victimization (SV), depression, and sexual assertiveness for condom use. A community‐based sample of 473 heterosexually active men and women, aged 18–46 years completed survey measures of model variables. Gender predicted several variables significantly. A separate model for women demonstrated excellent fit, while the model for men demonstrated reasonable fit. Multiple sample model testing supported the use of MMOHR in both men and women, while simultaneously highlighting areas of gender difference. Prevention interventions should focus on sexual assertiveness, especially for CSA and SV survivors, as well as targeting depression, especially among men.