ERIC Number: EJ1323230
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Mar
Pages: 20
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ISSN: ISSN-0146-3934
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Interpersonal Potentially Traumatic Events and Risky Sexual Behaviors among College Students: Moderating Effects of Physical Activity
Chen, Jiabi; Su, Jinni; Adkins, Amy; Mountcastle, Sally B.; Dick, Danielle M.
College Student Journal, v53 n4 p490-509 Mar 2020
Problem: Risky sexual behaviors are common among college undergraduate students, and previous experience of interpersonal potentially traumatic events further increase the risk to engage in these behaviors. Little is known about how physical activity level and organized sports participation moderate the relationship between interpersonal potentially traumatic events and risky sexual behaviors. Methods: Multiple regression analyses were conducted to examine relationships between interpersonal potentially traumatic events, physical activity, and risky sexual behaviors among undergraduate students. Results: Organized sports participation exacerbated the association between interpersonal potentially traumatic events and risky sexual behaviors for males but attenuated the association for females. However, no moderating effect was found for physical activity level. Conclusions: Organized sports participation served as a significant moderator on the association between interpersonal potentially traumatic events and risky sexual behaviors that warrants further investigation.
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Health Behavior, Sexuality, Undergraduate Students, Physical Activity Level, Athletics, Trauma, Correlation, Gender Differences, Sexual Abuse, Victims of Crime, Violence, Student Characteristics, Predictor Variables
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) (DHHS/NIH); National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) (DHHS/NIH); National Institutes of Health (NIH) (DHHS)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: P20AA017828; R37AA011408; K02AA018755; P50AA022537; UL1RR031990
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