Mexican descent college student risky sexual behaviors and alcohol use: The role of general and cultural based coping with discrimination

Piña‐Watson, Brandy; Cox, Kassidy; Neduvelil, Ashley

doi:10.1080/07448481.2019.1656214

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“… 27 Depression was found associated with acculturative stress due to difficulties in navigating between the original and the host culture. 28 , 29 …”

Section: Factors Associated With Protected Sexmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Risky behaviors were reported consequences from attempts to cope with psychological stress borne from the acculturation process. 29 Alcohol and other forms of substance use were often used as means to cope with depression, acculturative stress, and identify confusion 28 which in turn led to unprotected sex. While past investigations point to the association between acculturative stress and risky sexual behaviors, 29 , 30 the role of sexual self-efficacy as it relates to protected sex has rarely been examined.…”

Section: Factors Associated With Protected Sexmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…27 Depression was found associated with acculturative stress due to difficulties in navigating between the original and the host culture. 28,29 Psychological stress and depression may develop as one begins to identify with the host culture but at the same time maintain expectations to remain true to the mores and values of the original culture. Risky behaviors were reported consequences from attempts to cope with psychological stress borne from the acculturation process.…”

Section: Acculturationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…37,38 Others claimed that together with motivation, attitudes affect refusal skills against unprotected sex which in turn influence sexual behaviors. 8,9 While past findings indicate the influence of social norms on attitudes 5,28,34 regarding protected sex other studies claim that attitudes, self-efficacy, and motivation are more predictive of safe sex behaviors. 9,23 It is possible that sexual self-efficacy may have a supporting effect on attitudes against risky sexual behaviors.…”

Section: Attitudes Toward Risky Sexmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Mediating Role of Sexual Self-Efficacy on Protected Sex

Torregosa

Patricio

2022

J Prim Care Community Health

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Background: Ascribed traditional gender role has rarely been examined in the topical area of protected sex. Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between HIV knowledge, ascribed cultural gender roles of machismo and marianismo, acculturation, attitudes toward risky sexual behaviors and sexual self-efficacy on protected sex, and the mediating effect of sexual self-efficacy between these predictors and protected sex. Methods: Part of a larger study, Hispanic college students from a Hispanic-serving institution in a U.S. southern border city were recruited. Results and Conclusion: Sexual self-efficacy was found a significant mitigating factor against sexual risks associated with machismo as well as a positive reinforcing element on attitudes toward protected sex. Study findings have implications toward the development of culturally sensitive evidence-based interventions that promote sexual self-efficacy skills among Hispanic males who strongly identify with culturally ascribed gender roles.

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“… 27 Depression was found associated with acculturative stress due to difficulties in navigating between the original and the host culture. 28 , 29 …”

Section: Factors Associated With Protected Sexmentioning

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The Mediating Role of Sexual Self-Efficacy on Protected Sex

Torregosa

Patricio

2022

J Prim Care Community Health

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“…Socio-economic and demographic factors, personality, self-esteem, health and knowledge and presence of other health risk behaviors such as risky substance use, family and parental factors, adverse childhood events, and school and peer-related factors were significantly associated with SRBs (Bori and Jelena 2015;Caspi et.al., 1997;Espelage, Basile, & Hamburger, 2012;Khalaj, Abadi, John, and Amir, 2011;Kebede, et.al., 2005;Perera, and Abeysena, 2018a;Perera, and Abeysena, 2018b;Ramiro, Madrid & Brown, 2010;Ssewanyan, 2018;Yi, Te, Pengpid, & Peltzer, 2018). Furthermore, Institutional/university-related factors included academic performance, living in hostels, going to parties, presence of a roommate and peer delinquency behavior and societal factors like discrimination faced by undergraduates have been assessed for association with SRBs among undergraduates (Chanakira, O'Cathain, Goyder, & Freeman;2014;Gardner, & Steinberg, 2005;Piña-Watson, Cox, & Neduvelil, 2021). Among these factors, emotional intelligence (EI) has been identified as an important determinant of SRBs.…”

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Sexual Risk Behaviour and associated factors: a cross-sectional study among undergraduates in a lower resource setting

Fayaz

Nilaweera

Cassim³

et al. 2022

Asian J. Interdicip. Res.

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Introduction: Sexual Risk Behaviour (SRB) among undergraduates has emerged as an important public health issue worldwide. Therefore, the study objective is to assess the prevalence of SRB and its associated factors among second-year undergraduates in a lower resource setting. Methods: A descriptive-cross-sectional study was carried out among 1290, second-year undergraduates in Sri Lanka using multi-stage stratified cluster sampling. Four universities were randomly selected out of 10 eligible universities. The cluster size was 30 and 43 clusters were allocated proportionate to the total second-year undergraduate population and three faculties selected. University Health Risk Behaviour (UniHRB) Inventory is a self-administered questionnaire (SAQ) developed, translated and validated in a local setting. SRB was assessed using 18 items, and the minimum score obtained was 0 and the maximum possible score was 78. The minimum threshold score for the presence of SRB was 27 based on expert opinion. A SAQ was developed to assess its associated factors. The factors significantly associated with SRB were identified using appropriate significant tests. All the variables significant p £0.05 in the bivariate analysis were checked for possible effect modification with each other for SRB. In logistic regression analysis forward stepwise logistic regression method was used to identify Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) with 95% Confidence Interval (CI). Results: Overall response-rate for the study was 88.1% (n=1136). Prevalence of SRB was 3.5% (95%CI:2.6%-4.7%) and it was more among females (3.9%, 95%CI: 2.5-5.8%) and undergraduates of the Engineering Faculty (5.3%,95%CI:1.8-12.2%). SRB was significantly associated with risky-substance-use (AOR=5.7; 95%CI:1.7-18.4), undue-risk-behavior (AOR=9.0;95%CI:2.6-30.4), being emotionally abused during childhood (AOR=5.9; 95%CI:1.6-20.9), perpetrating physical bullying (AOR=2.2;95%CI 1.5-3.1), discrimination due to religion (AOR=4.1;95%CI:1.2-14.2) and negatively associated with EI (AOR=0.96;95%CI 0.92-0.99). Conclusions: Co-existence and clustering of HRBs were observed, Higher emotional intelligence was significantly negatively associated with SRB.

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Ethnic discrimination, acculturative stress, and sexual risk among Latinx emerging adults: Examining moderation effects of familism support and ethnic identity.

Fernandez¹,

Ramírez-Ortiz²,

García-Torres³

et al. 2024

Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology

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Objectives: Ethnic discrimination and acculturative stress play an important role in sexual risk behaviors for Latinx emerging adults, who are at disproportionate risk for sexually transmitted infections. Factors such as familism support and ethnic identity may be protective, yet research is limited. This study is guided by a culturally adapted stress and coping framework to examine associations of ethnic discrimination and acculturative stress with sexual risk behaviors (i.e., multiple sex partners, alcohol or drug use before sex, and condomless sex with a primary or casual partner), and examine the moderating roles of familism support and ethnic identity among Latinx emerging adults. Method: Participants were recruited from Arizona and Florida and were primarily female (51.3%) with a mean age of 21.48 years (SD = 2.06). Using cross-sectional data from 158 sexually active Latinx emerging adults, this study employed multiple logistic regression and moderation analyses. Results: Higher levels of ethnic discrimination and pressure to acculturate were associated with fewer sex partners, and higher levels of pressure against acculturation were associated with increased condomless sex with a casual partner. The moderation effect of higher levels of familism support on pressure to acculturate was associated with fewer sex partners, and the moderation effect of higher levels of ethnic identity on pressure against acculturation was associated with decreased condomless sex with casual partners. Conclusions: Examining the results within a culturally informed theoretical framework supports that protective factors may help mitigate sexual risk factors among Latinx emerging adults experiencing acculturative stress.

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Mexican descent college student risky sexual behaviors and alcohol use: The role of general and cultural based coping with discrimination

Cited by 5 publications

References 43 publications

The Mediating Role of Sexual Self-Efficacy on Protected Sex

The Mediating Role of Sexual Self-Efficacy on Protected Sex

Sexual Risk Behaviour and associated factors: a cross-sectional study among undergraduates in a lower resource setting

Ethnic discrimination, acculturative stress, and sexual risk among Latinx emerging adults: Examining moderation effects of familism support and ethnic identity.

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