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Was Bob Seger Right? Relation Between Boredom in Leisure and [Risky] Sex
Leisure sciences, Vol.36(1), pp.52-67
01/01/2014
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/115672
PMCID: PMC4326014
PMID: 25684832
Abstract
This article examines the association between boredom in leisure and risky sexual behaviors among South African youth (N = 1695) using longitudinal data. We hypothesized that youth who were higher on boredom in leisure at the end of ninth grade would be more likely to report engaging in risky sexual behaviors at the beginning of tenth grade. Chi-square results indicate youth, especially male youth who experience high levels of leisure boredom in ninth grade, are more likely to engage in risky sexual behaviors in tenth grade. These findings have implications for prevention programs that aim to delay sexual initiation, reduce sexual risk behaviors, and decrease the transmission of HIV and AIDS. The findings support the need for additional research on how the reduction of leisure boredom may be a potential target for reducing sexual risk among youth.
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- Title
- Was Bob Seger Right? Relation Between Boredom in Leisure and [Risky] Sex
- Creators
- Jacqueline A Miller - The Prevention Research Center Department of Human Development and Family Studies , The Pennsylvania State UniversityLinda L Caldwell - Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management , The Pennsylvania State UniversityElizabeth H Weybright - Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Studies , Indiana UniversityEdward A Smith - The Prevention Research Center Department of Human Development and Family Studies , The Pennsylvania State UniversityTania Vergnani - HIV/AIDS Programme University of the Western CapeLisa Wegner - Department of Occupational Therapy , University of the Western Cape
- Publication Details
- Leisure sciences, Vol.36(1), pp.52-67
- Academic Unit
- Department of Human Development
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Group
- Number of pages
- 16
- Grant note
- R01DA017491 / NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA); European Commission R01 DA017491 / NIDA NIH HHS; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
- Identifiers
- 99900548202401842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Accepted manuscript