Masculinity, Anti-effeminacy and Sexual Risk Behavior in College Students

• Autor(a) principal: Ramos, Mozer de Miranda
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Silva Junior, Arnaldo Ferreira, Freitas-Menezes, Laura, Cerqueira-Santos, Elder
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Saúde e Desenvolvimento Humano
• Texto Completo: https://revistas.unilasalle.edu.br/index.php/saude_desenvolvimento/article/view/6940
• topic: Gender Stereotyping; Effeminacy; Masculinity; Sexual Behavior; Condoms; Men’s Health; Estereotipagem de Gênero; Afeminação; Masculinidade; Comportamento Sexual; Preservativos; Saúde do Homem

Introduction: Anti-effeminacy is involved with the enhancement of risk sexual behaviors in men, leading to health impacts.Objective: To investigate the relationship between anti-effeminacy, as a component of masculinity, and risk sexual behaviors in a sample of college men.Materials and methods: The survey was conducted with 169 male participants, over 18 years old, with a mean age of 22.03 years (SD = 4.936). The data were produced in person through the application of instruments that assess anti-effeminacy, the importance attributed to masculinity, attitudes towards the use of condoms and indicators of risk sexual behaviors.Results and Conclusions: The results show positive correlations between antifeminization with inconsistent attitudes to condom use (r = 0.352; p < 0.001) and the importance of masculinity (r = 0.450; p < 0.001). In addition, anti-effeminacy and indicators of risk sexual behavior were identified as predictors of inconsistent attitudes toward condom use (p < 0.001; r² = 0.295). The article discusses the relationship between health and masculinity; and how factors, such as anti-effeminacy, are important for understanding sexual and risk behaviors in men.