The effect of ethnic group on sexual activities related to contraception and stds

Baldwin, John W.; Whiteley, Scott; Baldwin, Janice I.

doi:10.1080/00224499209551642

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“…Across these events, there was a higher probability of condom use in events involving drinking (89%) than in those not involving drinking (63%), even controlling for partner type and alternative contraception use. Previous research has suggested that Asian and Asian-Americans tend to have more conservative sexual attitudes (Baldwin, Whiteley, & Baldwin, 1992) and more rigid gender-role expectations for women (Chia, Chong, Cheng, & Castellow, 1986). Research has also shown that female condom proposers may be judged more harshly by members of some Asian cultures than by European-Americans (Conley, Collins, & Garcia, 2000).…”

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Do Alcohol and Marijuana Use Decrease the Probability of Condom Use for College Women?

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Carey

et al. 2013

The Journal of Sex Research

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Alcohol and marijuana use are thought to increase sexual risk taking, but event-level studies conflict in their findings and often depend on reports from a limited number of people or on a limited number of sexual events per person. With event-level data from 1856 sexual intercourse events provided by 297 college women (Mage = 18 years; 71% White), we used multilevel modeling to examine associations between alcohol and marijuana use and condom use as well as interactions involving sexual partner type and alcohol-sexual risk expectancies. Controlling for alternative contraception use, partner type, regular levels of substance use, impulsivity and sensation-seeking, and demographics, women were no more or less likely to use condoms during events involving drinking or heavy episodic drinking (HED) than during those without drinking. However, for drinking events, there was a negative association between number of drinks consumed and condom use; additionally, women with stronger alcohol-sexual risk expectancies were marginally less likely to use condoms when drinking. Although there was no main effect of marijuana use on condom use, these data suggest that marijuana use with established romantic partners may increase risk of unprotected sex. Intervention efforts should target expectancies and emphasize the dose-response relationship of drinks to condom use.

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Do Alcohol and Marijuana Use Decrease the Probability of Condom Use for College Women?

Walsh

Fielder

Carey

et al. 2013

The Journal of Sex Research

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“…Indeed, research has consistently found that East Asian individuals are sexually conservative compared to Caucasian individuals in every domain of sexuality that has been studied. For example, Caucasian youth report initiating sexual activity at an earlier age (Baldwin, Whiteley, & Baldwin, 1992;Huang & Uba, 1992;Upchurch, Levy-Storms, Sucoff, & Aneshensel, 1998), having more sexual partners (Grunbaum, Lowy, Kann, & Pateman, 2000;Schuster, Bell, Nakajima, & Kanouse, 1998), and possessing a wider repertoire of sexual activities (Brotto et al, 2005;Meston, Trapnell, & Gorzalka, 1996;Tang, Lai, & Chung, 1997) compared to Asian individuals. Despite the frequency with which sexual conservatism has been cited as the reason for ethnic differences in various aspects of sexuality, this proposition has not been directly empirically tested nor have the mechanisms underlying such differences been thoroughly examined.…”

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The Role of Sex Guilt in the Relationship Between Culture and Women’s Sexual Desire

2010

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A large body of literature demonstrates that East Asian women report lower sexual desire than Caucasian women. Although most studies have explained these differences by referring to general culture-linked differences in sexual conservatism, none have examined the potential role of specific constructs such as sex guilt. The goals of the current study were to examine the supposition that sexual conservatism mediates the relationship between culture and sexual desire, and to explore the potential mediating role of sex guilt in the link between culture and sexual desire. Caucasian (n = 105) and East Asian (n = 137) female university students completed questionnaires online. Caucasian women reported significantly higher levels of sexual desire, significantly lower levels of sexual conservatism, and significantly less sex guilt. In the entire sample, sexual conservatism and sex guilt separately mediated the relationship between ethnicity and sexual desire such that women with more sex guilt and those who were more sexually conservative reported lower sexual desire. Among the East Asian women, sex guilt, but not sexual conservatism, mediated the relationship between mainstream acculturation (degree of westernization) and sexual desire such that women with more sex guilt reported lower sexual desire. These findings suggest that sex guilt may be one mechanism by which ethnic groups differ in sexual desire.

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“…Although the sexual socialization literature is expansive, only a handful of studies have examined parental sexual communication among Asian Americans. Three cross‐cultural comparisons indicate that Asian parents communicate less frequently and feel less comfortable discussing sexual issues than either White or Black parents (Baldwin, Whiteley, & Baldwin, 1992; Meneses, Orrell‐Valente, Guendelman, Oman, & Irwin, 2006) and that Asian American adolescents report learning about sexuality at later ages than their non‐Asian peers (Harman & Johnson, 1995). Chung et al (2005) studied patterns of intergenerational sexual communication among Filipino Americans in greater depth using community‐based, participatory action research.…”

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ASIAN AMERICAN WOMEN's RETROSPECTIVE REPORTS OF THEIR SEXUAL SOCIALIZATION

Kim

2009

Psychology of Women Quarterly

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This study used qualitative research methods to investigate the sexual socialization experiences of young Asian American women, a group often overlooked in psychological research on sexuality. Focus group interviews were conducted with 30 ethnically diverse young Asian American women to explore their perceptions and interpretations of the direct and indirect sexual communication they received from parents during adolescence. Interviews were analyzed using open and focused coding techniques based on principles of grounded theory. Although most participants initially reported that sexuality was a closed or taboo topic of discussion in their family, they described several indirect, implicit, and nonverbal strategies their parents used to clearly convey their sexual attitudes and expectations, most of which were restrictive in nature. Women interpreted parents' silence and restrictiveness about sexuality as tied to their upbringing and cultural heritage and as a feature characterizing Asian parents more broadly.

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The effect of ethnic group on sexual activities related to contraception and stds

Cited by 37 publications

References 30 publications

Do Alcohol and Marijuana Use Decrease the Probability of Condom Use for College Women?

Do Alcohol and Marijuana Use Decrease the Probability of Condom Use for College Women?

The Role of Sex Guilt in the Relationship Between Culture and Women’s Sexual Desire

ASIAN AMERICAN WOMEN's RETROSPECTIVE REPORTS OF THEIR SEXUAL SOCIALIZATION

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