SynthesisThe journal of primary prevention2006
Eroticizing creates safer sex: a research synthesis.
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Who cites it
36 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- What is the added value of incorporating pleasure in sexual health interventions? A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2022Pooled it
- Improving the Sexual Health of Young People (under 25) in High-Risk Populations: A Systematic Review of Behavioural and Psychosocial Interventions.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Individual-level interventions to reduce college student drinking: a meta-analytic review.Addictive behaviors · 2007Pooled it
- Couple-based HIV counseling and testing: a risk reduction intervention for US drug-involved women and their primary male partners.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2015Trial
- Behavioral Decision Research Intervention Reduces Risky Sexual Behavior.Current HIV research · 2015Trial
- Prevent with Pleasure: A systematic review of HIV public communication campaigns incorporating a pleasure-based approach.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Moving Beyond "Risky Behavior": A Qualitative Interview Study Exploring Geosocial Networking App Use by Sexual Minority Men and Women in the UK and USA.International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health · 2025Article
- Opening a portal to pleasure based sexual and reproductive health around the globe; a qualitative analysis and best practice development study.Sexual and reproductive health matters · 2023Review
- Multilevel Barriers to Sexual Health Behavior Among Vulnerable Adolescent Girls in the USA.Sexuality research & social policy : journal of NSRC : SR & SP · 2022Article
- The Role of Alcohol-Related Behavioral Risk in the Design of HIV Prevention Interventions in the Era of Antiretrovirals: Alcohol Challenge Studies and Research Agenda.AIDS and behavior · 2021Article
- The effect of affective versus cognitive persuasive messages on African American women's attitudes toward condom use.Psychology & health · 2021Article
- Sexual Pleasure and Healthcare Settings: Focusing on Pleasure to Improve Healthcare Delivery and Utilization.International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health · 2021Article
- Integrating Sexual Pleasure for Quality & Inclusive Comprehensive Sexuality Education.International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health · 2021Article
- How to Navigate a Blindspot: Pleasure in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Programming and Research.International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health · 2021Article
- The World Association for Sexual Health's Declaration on Sexual Pleasure: A Technical Guide.International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health · 2021Article
- Strategies for increasing impact, engagement, and accessibility in HIV prevention programs: suggestions from women in urban high HIV burden counties in the Eastern United States (HPTN 064).BMC public health · 2020Observational
- An Intervention to Increase Condom Use Among Users of Chlamydia Self-Sampling Websites (Wrapped): Intervention Mapping and Think-Aloud Study.JMIR formative research · 2019Article
- Sexual Health Education for Adolescent Males Who Are Interested in Sex With Males: An Investigation of Experiences, Preferences, and Needs.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2019Article
- Validation of an Event-Level, Male Sexual Pleasure Scale (EMSEXpleasure) Among Condom-Using Men in the U.S.Archives of sexual behavior · 2018Article
- Psychometric evaluation of the Condom Barriers and Motivations Scale (CBMS).Journal of behavioral medicine · 2017Article
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Abstract
This meta-analytic review examined the effectiveness of sexual risk reduction interventions in 21 studies (N=5,015) that integrated a safer sex eroticization component. Compared to controls, intervention participants exhibited lower sexual risk on 6 dimensions: HIV-related knowledge, attitudes toward condoms, condom use, overall behavioral risk, communication with sexual partners, and sexual frequency. Additional analyses examined pre- to post-test outcomes and showed significant improvement in condom use in the intervention compared to the control groups. Overall, findings suggest that eroticizing safer sex leads to more risk-preventive attitudes, which in turn facilitates less risky sexual behavior.
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