The Uses of Texting in Sexual Relationships Scale: Associations With Risky Sexual Behavior Among At-Risk African American Emerging Adults. AIDS Educ Prev 2016 Oct;28(5):393-404
Date
10/07/2016Pubmed ID
27710089Pubmed Central ID
PMC5461468DOI
10.1521/aeap.2016.28.5.393Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84990857096 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 2 CitationsAbstract
Qualitative and quantitative research was used to create the Uses of Texting in Sexual Relationships scale. At-risk, predominantly African American emerging adults participated in qualitative interviews (N = 20) and quantitative surveys (N = 110) about their uses of text messaging within romantic and sexual relationships. Exploratory factor analysis of items generated from interviews resulted in four subscales: Sexting, Relationship Maintenance, Relationship Development, and Texting for Sexual Safety. Exploratory analyses indicated associations of Sexting with more instances of condomless sex, and Texting for Sexual Safety with fewer instances of condomless sex, which was moderated by relationship power. Further research on the connections between text messaging in relationships and sexual behavior among high-risk and minority young adults is warranted, and intervention efforts to decrease sexual risks need to incorporate these avenues of sexual communication.
Author List
Broaddus M, Dickson-Gomez JAuthor
Julia Dickson-Gomez PhD Professor in the Institute for Health and Equity department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdultCommunication
Condoms
Female
HIV Infections
Humans
Interviews as Topic
Male
Minority Groups
Qualitative Research
Risk
Risk-Taking
Sexual Behavior
Surveys and Questionnaires
Text Messaging
United States
Vulnerable Populations
Young Adult
