Relationship factors associated with gay male couples' concordance on aspects of their sexual agreements: Establishment, type, and adherence Article

Mitchell, JW, Harvey, SM, Champeau, D et al. (2012). Relationship factors associated with gay male couples' concordance on aspects of their sexual agreements: Establishment, type, and adherence . 16(6), 1560-1569. 10.1007/s10461-011-0064-2

cited authors

  • Mitchell, JW; Harvey, SM; Champeau, D; Moskowitz, DA; Seal, DW

fiu authors

abstract

  • Factors associated with gay male couples' concordance on aspects of sexual agreements remain understudied. The present study examined which relationship factors, self-reports of UAI, and patterns of HIV testing may be associated with men who were concordant about having a sexual agreement, the same type of sexual agreement, and adhering to their sexual agreement with their main partner. Various recruitment strategies were used to collect dyadic data from 142 gay male couples. Concordance on aspects of sexual agreements varied within the sample. Results indicated that relationship satisfaction was significantly associated with couples who were concordant about having and adhering to their sexual agreement. Predictability and faith of trusting a partner, and value in one's sexual agreement were also positively associated with couples' adhering to their sexual agreement. More research is needed to better understand how relationship dynamics, including sexual agreements, affect HIV risk among gay male couples in the U.S. © 2011 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.

publication date

  • August 1, 2012

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

start page

  • 1560

end page

  • 1569

volume

  • 16

issue

  • 6