Predicting risky sexual behavior in emerging adulthood: examination of a moderated mediation model among child sexual abuse and adult sexual assault victims.
Violence Vict
; 29(6): 981-98, 2014.
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in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25905140
ABSTRACT
Although having a sexual victimization history is associated with engaging in sexual risk behavior, the mechanisms whereby sexual victimization increases risk behavior are unclear. This study examined use of sex as an affect regulation strategy as a mediator of the relationship between depressive symptoms and sexual risk behavior among 1,616 sexually active college women as well as examined having a history of child sexual abuse (CSA), adolescent/adult sexual assault (ASA), or both (CSA/ASA) as moderators. Results supported the mediated model as well as moderated mediation, where depressive symptoms were more strongly associated with use of sex as an affect regulation strategy among ASA victims, and sex as an affect regulation strategy was more strongly related to sexual risk behavior for CSA/ASA victims.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Risk-Taking
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Sexual Behavior
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Spouse Abuse
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Depression
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Adult Survivors of Child Abuse
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Models, Psychological
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Violence Vict
Journal subject:
CIENCIAS DO COMPORTAMENTO
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PSICOLOGIA
Year:
2014
Document type:
Article