TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Mechanisms linking self-regulation and sexual behaviors in never-married young adults
JO  - Journal of sex research
A1  - Moilanen, Kristin L.
A1  - Manuel, Mary Lynn
SP  - 120
EP  - 133
VL  - 55
IS  - 1
N2  - Little is known about specific mechanisms linking self-regulation to sexual risk taking. The present study considered four possibilities in emerging adulthood: sexual self-restraint, consideration of future consequences, substance use, and romantic competence. Never-married young adults (N = 274), ages 18 to 24, responded to anonymous Internet surveys (60.2% female, 78.8% European American, 66.3% university students). The effects of self-regulation were primarily indirect but varied by sexual behavior, suggesting that high self-regulation limits sexual risk via high sexual self-restraint and low substance use. High regulation was linked to multiple sexual partners and high-risk practices risk via high romantic competence, high self-regulation was linked to multiple sexual partners and high risk practices.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-4499
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2017.1330394
ID  - ref1
ER  -