Condom Use Negotiation in Heterosexual African American Adults: Responses to Types of Social Power-Based Strategies

This study examined gender differences and preferences in the use of and response to six different styles of condom use negotiation with a hypothetical sexual partner of the opposite gender. Participants were 51 heterosexually active African American adults attending an inner-city community center....

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Published in:The Journal of sex research 2008-04, Vol.45 (2), p.150-163
Main Authors: Otto-Salaj, Laura, Reed, Barbara, Brondino, Michael J., Gore-Felton, Cheryl, Kelly, Jeffrey A., Stevenson, L. Yvonne
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
African Americans
African Americans - psychology
AIDS
Black American people
Coercion
Condoms
Condoms - statistics & numerical data
Contraception Behavior
Female
Gender differences
Gender roles
Heterosexuality - psychology
HIV
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Male
Men
Negotiating - psychology
Negotiation
Negotiation strategies
Power (Psychology)
Qualitative research
Referents
Rewards
Safe Sex - psychology
Sex Factors
Sexual behavior
Sexual partners
Sexual Partners - psychology
Sexual violence
Social Perception
Surveys and Questionnaires
Tactics
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Summary:This study examined gender differences and preferences in the use of and response to six different styles of condom use negotiation with a hypothetical sexual partner of the opposite gender. Participants were 51 heterosexually active African American adults attending an inner-city community center. Participants completed a semistructured qualitative interview in which they were presented with six negotiation strategies based on Raven's 1992 Power/Interaction Model of Interpersonal Influence. Results showed that female participants responded best to referent, reward, and legitimate strategies, and worst to informational tactics. Male participants responded best to reward strategies, and worst to coercion to use condoms. Further, responses given by a subset of participants indicated that use of negotiation tactics involving coercion to use condoms may result in negative or angry reactions. Response to strategies may vary with the value of the relationship as viewed by the target of negotiation. Implications for HIV prevention efforts are discussed.
ISSN:0022-4499
1559-8519
DOI:10.1080/00224490801987440