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The Impact of Traumatic Experiences on Risky Sexual Behaviors in Black and White Young Adult Women.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Trauma exposure has been linked to risky sexual behavior (RSB), but few studies have examined the impact of distinct trauma types on RSB in one model or how the association with trauma and RSB may differ across race. PURPOSE:The objective of the current study was to examine the contribution of trauma exposure types to RSB-substance-related RSB and partner-related RSB identified through factor analysis-in young Black and White adult women. METHODS:We investigated the associations of multiple trauma types and RSB factor scores in participants from a general population sample of young adult female twins (n = 2,948). We examined the independent relationship between specific traumas and RSB, adjusting for substance use, psychopathology, and familial covariates. All pertinent constructs were coded positive only if they occurred before sexual debut. RESULTS:In Black women, sexual abuse was significantly associated with substance-related and partner-related RSB, but retained significance only for partner-related RSB in a fully adjusted model. For White women, sexual abuse and physical abuse were associated with both RSB factors in the base and fully adjusted models. Witnessing injury or death was only associated with RSBs in base models. For both groups, initiating alcohol (for Black women), alcohol, or cannabis (for White women) before sexual debut (i.e., early exposure) was associated with the greatest increased odds of RSB. CONCLUSIONS:Data highlight the contribution of prior sexual abuse to RSBs for both White and Black women, and of prior physical abuse to RSBs for White women. Findings have implications for intervention after physical and sexual abuse exposure to prevent RSB, and thus, potentially reduce sexually transmitted infection/human immunodeficiency virus infection and unintended pregnancy in young women.

SUBMITTER: Werner KB

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6143429 | biostudies-other | 2018 Sep - Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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The Impact of Traumatic Experiences on Risky Sexual Behaviors in Black and White Young Adult Women.

Werner Kimberly B KB Cunningham-Williams Renee M RM Sewell Whitney W Agrawal Arpana A McCutcheon Vivia V VV Waldron Mary M Heath Andrew C AC Bucholz Kathleen K KK

Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health 20180611 5

<h4>Background</h4>Trauma exposure has been linked to risky sexual behavior (RSB), but few studies have examined the impact of distinct trauma types on RSB in one model or how the association with trauma and RSB may differ across race.<h4>Purpose</h4>The objective of the current study was to examine the contribution of trauma exposure types to RSB-substance-related RSB and partner-related RSB identified through factor analysis-in young Black and White adult women.<h4>Methods</h4>We investigated ...[more]

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