Relations Between Adolescent Sensation Seeking and Risky Sexual Behaviors Across Sex, Race, and Age: A Meta-Analysis.
Sensation seeking (SS)—the seeking of novel and intense sensations or experiences and the willingness to take risks for the sake of such experiences—has been shown to be related to various risky sexual behaviors (RSBs) in areas such as multiple sexual partners, condom use, and sexual initiation. The...
| Publicado en: | Archives of Sexual Behavior Vol. 52; no. 1; pp. 191 - 205 |
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Springer Nature
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