OBJECTIVE: Female survivors of intimate partner violence have greater risk for contracting HIV/STI's and experiencing dissociation. However, no studies have examined the association between dissociation and condom use self-efficacy in this population. This study explored whether dissociation during sex was negatively associated with condom use self-efficacy. METHODS: Thirty-five women (88% African American) who were residing in domestic violence shelters in the United States completed questionnaires. RESULTS: There was a negative correlation between dissociative experiences during sex and condom use self-efficacy, r = -.62, n=35, p< .01. CONCLUSIONS: Findings suggest that dissociation during sex interferes with abused women's condom use self-efficacy.
OBJECTIVE: Female survivors of intimate partner violence have greater risk for contracting HIV/STI's and experiencing dissociation. However, no studies have examined the association between dissociation and condom use self-efficacy in this population. This study explored whether dissociation during sex was negatively associated with condom use self-efficacy. METHODS: Thirty-five women (88% African American) who were residing in domestic violence shelters in the United States completed questionnaires. RESULTS: There was a negative correlation between dissociative experiences during sex and condom use self-efficacy, r = -.62, n=35, p< .01. CONCLUSIONS: Findings suggest that dissociation during sex interferes with abused women's condom use self-efficacy.
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Dissociation; HIV prevention; condom use self-efficacy; intimate partner violence; women
Authors: Elizabeth R Bird; Amanda K Gilmore; Cynthia A Stappenbeck; Julia R Heiman; Kelly Cue Davis; Jeanette Norris; William H George Journal: J Sex Marital Ther Date: 2016-01-06
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