ArticlePersonality & social psychology bulletin2019
Closeness Discrepancies and Intimacy Interference: Motivations for HIV Prevention Behavior in Primary Romantic Relationships.
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- Pleasure and PrEP: A Systematic Review of Studies Examining Pleasure, Sexual Satisfaction, and PrEP.Journal of sex research · 2022Pooled it
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- A Dyadic Analysis Exploring the Mediating Role of Relationship Quality on Discrimination and HIV/STI Risk Among Young Black and Latino Expecting Couples.AIDS and behavior · 2023Article
- A mixed-methods study of relationship stigma and well-being among sexual and gender minority couples.The Journal of social issues · 2023Article
- Using an Intersectional Framework to Understand the Challenges of Adopting Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Among Young Adult Black Women.Sexuality research & social policy : journal of NSRC : SR & SP · 2022Article
- Partners' Consensus About Joint Effort and COVID-19 Prevention Among Sexual Minority Men.Archives of sexual behavior · 2022Article
- How Has HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Changed Sex? A Review of Research in a New Era of Bio-behavioral HIV Prevention.Journal of sex research · 2021Review
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- Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the PrEP Sexual Expectancies (PSEXS) Scale.AIDS and behavior · 2021Article
- Perspectives from Young Partnered Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men on the Adaptation of Couples HIV Testing and Counseling (CHTC).AIDS and behavior · 2021Article
- Perceptions of PrEP Use Within Primary Relationships Among Young Black Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men.Archives of sexual behavior · 2020Article
- Sexual goals and perceptions of goal congruence in individuals' PrEP adoption decisions: A mixed-methods study of gay and bisexual men who are in primary relationships.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2020Article
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Abstract
Relational closeness has been positively associated with relationship quality and mental health; however, desire for closeness and intimacy in a relationship may also motivate sexual risk-taking, that is, forgoing condom use. This study examined the impact of desiring more closeness with a primary partner (i.e., motivation for reducing closeness discrepancies) on HIV prevention behavior. Using pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) as a case study, we examined the extent to which closeness discrepancies motivate behavioral intentions (Study 1) and actual behavior (Study 2). In both studies, desiring more closeness and believing that condoms interfere with intimacy were independently positively associated with PrEP adoption. Understanding the relational needs for closeness and intimacy in motivating prevention behavior is critical for social psychology, relationship science, and public health efforts to improve sexual health.
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