Open AccessPerception of partner sexual history: Effects on safe-sex intentions.
Author(s) -
Talea Cornelius,
Trace Kershaw
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
health psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.548
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1930-7810
pISSN - 0278-6133
DOI - 10.1037/hea0000474
Subject(s) - condom , psychology , psycinfo , risk perception , psychological intervention , social psychology , population , developmental psychology , perception , young adult , clinical psychology , medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , medline , environmental health , psychiatry , syphilis , family medicine , neuroscience , political science , law
Sexual intercourse is a dyadic activity, and intentions to engage in safe sex vary across partners. Because pregnant and newly parenting adolescents and young adults are at high risk for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), it is important to understand sexual decision-making in this population.