Official websites use. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. The present study examined factors associated with engaging in oral and vaginal sex and condom use during the most recent hookup, a term that refers to a range of physically intimate behaviors outside of a committed relationship, among college students. In addition, this research aimed to evaluate factors associated with experiencing positive and negative affect resulting from the most recent hookup.
Findings indicated that sex, partner type, alcohol use, attitudes towards hooking up, and attitudes towards sexual activity during hookups explained significant variance for oral sex, vaginal sex, condom use, and positive and negative affect related to the most recent hookup experience. Clinical implications regarding the role of situational stressors, such as the impact on affect following a hookup, and ways to reduce risks associated with stressors are discussed.
Hooking up can be defined as a sexual encounter where two people are physically intimate e. Therefore, to best understand the risks associated with hooking up, it is important to gain insight into factors that may lead students to engage in oral and vaginal sex during a hookup. Furthermore, it is important to understand how sexual risk may be decreased by examining condom use during hooking up. With research showing that college students have an average of Owen et al.
For women, For men, Research conducted by Fielder and Carey a found that women who had penetrative sexual hookups reported greater distress and lower self-esteem. However, distress and self-esteem were assessed more generally rather than as a direct result of hooking up. Additionally, Fielder and Carey b found that college women reported enjoying their most recent hookup and indicated a low level of regret. However, this study did not examine emotional reactions of the most recent hookup among men nor did it examine factors associated with emotional reactions.
Thus, it is important to examine factors associated with positive and negative affect following the most recent hookups of both men and women. In addition, of the research that is prospective e.
