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Perceptions of Sex and Sexual Health among College Men: Implications of Maladaptive Habits in Physical and Social Relationship Formation
This discussion presents trends from a university-based seminar during the 2011-2012 academic year conducted with college students on maladaptive sexual habits, including promiscuity, subjective norms of sex and relationships, alcohol abuse, and inconsistent STD protection, as they pertain to physical and social relationships. Approximately 225 college-aged men and women attended the seminar. A particular emphasis was placed on perceived masculinity and gender roles within the social environment and how they influence physical and social relationship formation.
The seminar was a first step for future effectiveness testing of message-delivery systems in relationship and sexual health behavioral modification research among college men. This paper presents lessons learned from this exploratory approach in community health outreach efforts. We advocate that such seminars can be an efficient and effective way to raise awareness and promote wellness among male college students.
Learning Areas:
Administer health education strategies, interventions and programsAdvocacy for health and health education
Social and behavioral sciences
Learning Objectives:
Discuss salient variables in sexual relationship formation and execution among a cohort of college students. Further, we aim to help explain current male-based perspectives of relationship-formation and execution.
Keyword(s): Men’s Health, Sexual Risk Behavior
Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I publish in competitive journals in men's health and am the primary investigator on projects related to male health behaviors and their associated outcomes.
Any relevant financial relationships? Yes
Name of Organization | Clinical/Research Area | Type of relationship |
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Men's Health Initiative | male health | Fellow |
I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.