ArticleArchives of sexual behavior2015
To have sex or not to have sex? An online focus group study of sexual decision making among sexually experienced and inexperienced gay and bisexual adolescent men.
Article in Archives of sexual behavior, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02113956 (Harnessing the Power of Text Messaging to Invigorate AMSM HIV Preventive Behavior), which is not on this map. Cited by 22 papers.
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Harnessing the Power of Text Messaging to Invigorate AMSM HIV Preventive Behavior
Who cites it
22 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effectiveness of the smart program: Stepped-care HIV prevention for gay and bisexual adolescent boys.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2025Trial
- The Effect of a Text Messaging Based HIV Prevention Program on Sexual Minority Male Youths: A National Evaluation of Information, Motivation and Behavioral Skills in a Randomized Controlled Trial of Guy2Guy.AIDS and behavior · 2018Trial
- Pilot RCT Results of an mHealth HIV Prevention Program for Sexual Minority Male Adolescents.Pediatrics · 2017Trial
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- Motivations to Start and Stop Using Sexual Networking Applications Among Adolescent Sexual Minority Men.Sexuality research & social policy : journal of NSRC : SR & SP · 2023Article
- 'It is a hard decision': a qualitative study of perinatal intimate partner violence disclosure.Reproductive health · 2022Article
- Patterns of Online and Offline Partnering, Partnership Characteristics, and Condomless Sex Among Adolescent Sexual Minority Males in the USA.AIDS and behavior · 2021Article
- Awareness and Knowledge of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Among Sexual and Gender Minority Adolescents Assigned Male at Birth in the United States.Archives of sexual behavior · 2021Article
- Technology-driven methodologies to collect qualitative data among youth to inform HIV prevention and care interventions.mHealth · 2021Review
- Using Intervention Mapping to Developmentally Adapt an Online HIV Risk Reduction Program for Adolescent Men Who Have Sex with Men.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2020Article
- Geosocial Networking Application Use, Characteristics of App-Met Sexual Partners, and Sexual Behavior Among Sexual and Gender Minority Adolescents Assigned Male at Birth.Journal of sex research · 2020Article
- Evaluation of a Stepped-Care eHealth HIV Prevention Program for Diverse Adolescent Men Who Have Sex With Men: Protocol for a Hybrid Type 1 Effectiveness Implementation Trial of SMART.JMIR research protocols · 2020Article
- Addressing LGBTQ Student Bullying in Massachusetts Schools: Perspectives of LGBTQ Students and School Health Professionals.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2020Article
- Sensitive Health Topics With Underserved Patient Populations: Methodological Considerations for Online Focus Group Discussions.Qualitative health research · 2018Article
- Gay and Bisexual Adolescent Boys' Perspectives on Parent-Adolescent Relationships and Parenting Practices Related to Teen Sex and Dating.Archives of sexual behavior · 2018Article
- Hookup App Use, Sexual Behavior, and Sexual Health Among Adolescent Men Who Have Sex With Men in the United States.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2018Article
- "I Have No Idea What's Going On Out There:" Parents' Perspectives on Promoting Sexual Health in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Adolescents.Sexuality research & social policy : journal of NSRC : SR & SP · 2018Article
- Psychometric evaluation of the Condom Barriers and Motivations Scale (CBMS).Journal of behavioral medicine · 2017Article
- Reaching Adolescent Gay, Bisexual, and Queer Men Online: Development and Refinement of a National Recruitment Strategy.Journal of medical Internet research · 2016Article
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Abstract
Adolescent gay and bisexual men (AGBM) are at disproportionately high risk for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, yet healthy sexuality and HIV prevention programs grounded in experiences unique to AGBM (e.g., coming out) are lacking, as is the formative work necessary to inform such programs. A richer understanding of factors informing AGBM's decisions to have or not have sex is needed. To fill this gap in the literature, we conducted qualitative and mixed-methods analyses of data collected in online focus groups with 75 ethnically diverse 14-18-year-old AGBM across the United States. Findings suggest that many reasons why AGBM choose to have or abstain from sex mirror those noted in the previous literature as influential for heterosexual adolescents (e.g., temptation, "horniness"). AGBM conveyed additional experiences/concerns that appeared unique to their sexual identity, particularly fears about pain during anal sex, and difficulties safely and accurately identifying same-sex partners. Both sexually experienced and inexperienced youth voiced reasons to wait or stop having sex. Sexually inexperienced youth said their motivations centered on wanting to avoid STIs and HIV, a desire to wait for the right partner, and the specialness of sex. On the other hand, sexually experienced AGBM said they stopped having sex if there was not an available partner they had interest in, or to improve their romantic relationship. Thus, while our findings suggest that there may be common factors across sexual identities that impact youth's sexual decision making, healthy sexuality programs for AGBM also need to address issues specific to being gay and bisexual.
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