Motivations for Sexual Risk Behavior Across Commercial and Casual Partners Among Male Urban Drug Users: Contextual Features and Clinical Correlates
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-26-2010
Keywords
sexual risk behavior, motivation, childhood trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder, borderline personality disorder
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0145445510364414
Abstract
The current study aimed to develop a measure for assessing the various motivations for sexual risk behavior (SRB) across commercial (involving the exchange of sex for money or drugs) and casual (nonregular) partners in a sample of inner-city, primarily African American drug users, and to examine the relationship of these motivations with a history of childhood trauma, as well as current symptoms of depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and borderline personality disorder (BPD). Exploratory factor analysis indicated a 5-factor solution for commercial partner type, and a 4-factor solution for casual partner type, including the motivations of sexual sensation-seeking, intimacy seeking, reassurance-seeking, emotional avoidance, and emotional expressivity. Emotional avoidance and emotional expressivity were strongly related to childhood trauma and PTSD and BPD symptoms. These results provide initial results for mechanisms underlying the relationship between SRB and a history of trauma and psychopathology.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Behavior Modification, v. 34, issue 3, p. 219-246
Scholar Commons Citation
Bornovalova, Marina; Daughters, Stacey B; and Lejuez, Carl W., "Motivations for Sexual Risk Behavior Across Commercial and Casual Partners Among Male Urban Drug Users: Contextual Features and Clinical Correlates" (2010). Psychology Faculty Publications. 122.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/psy_facpub/122
