Condom use negotiation in heterosexual African American adults: responses to types of social power-based strategies. J Sex Res 2008;45(2):150-63
Date
06/24/2008Pubmed ID
18569536Pubmed Central ID
PMC2753393DOI
10.1080/00224490801987440Scopus ID
2-s2.0-54749098097 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 16 CitationsAbstract
This study examined gender differences and preferences in the use of and response to six different styles of condom use negotiation with a hypothetical sexual partner of the opposite gender. Participants were 51 heterosexually active African American adults attending an inner-city community center. Participants completed a semistructured qualitative interview in which they were presented with six negotiation strategies based on Raven's 1992 Power/Interaction Model of Interpersonal Influence. Results showed that female participants responded best to referent, reward, and legitimate strategies, and worst to informational tactics. Male participants responded best to reward strategies, and worst to coercion to use condoms. Further, responses given by a subset of participants indicated that use of negotiation tactics involving coercion to use condoms may result in negative or angry reactions. Response to strategies may vary with the value of the relationship as viewed by the target of negotiation. Implications for HIV prevention efforts are discussed.
Author List
Otto-Salaj L, Reed B, Brondino MJ, Gore-Felton C, Kelly JA, Stevenson LYAuthor
Jeffrey A. Kelly PhD Professor in the Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdultCondoms
Contraception Behavior
Female
Heterosexuality
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Male
Negotiating
Safe Sex
Sex Factors
Sexual Partners
Social Perception
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