Title

Sexual Behaviors Of Hispanic Emerging Adults: Examining The Immigrant Paradox

Keywords

Hispanic; immigrant paradox; risky sexual behaviors; sexual lyrical content; social learning

Abstract

The current study examined the immigrant paradox regarding risky sexual behaviors of Hispanic emerging adults from a social learning perspective, theorizing that the immigrant paradox could partially be explained by the sexual lyrical content contained in music. Participants included 173 Hispanic emerging adults from South America, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Central America, and Mexico. The current study examined sexual lyrical content along with gender, generational status, family structure, economic hardship, and religiosity. Participant gender was associated with age at first date, with male participants engaging in unsupervised dating activities earlier than female participants, and number of dating partners, with female participants reporting more dating partners than male participants. Results from hierarchical regression analyses indicated that sexual lyrical content in music could partially explain the immigrant paradox regarding risky sexual behaviors of Hispanic emerging adults. © 2014 Copyright Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Publication Date

1-1-2014

Publication Title

Marriage and Family Review

Volume

50

Issue

3

Number of Pages

246-268

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1080/01494929.2013.879550

Socpus ID

84897422538 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84897422538

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