Risky Sexual Behavior in College Students with and without Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Is a Positive Parent-Child Relationship Protective?

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dc.contributor.advisorChronis-Tuscano, Andreaen_US
dc.contributor.authorHuggins, Suzanne Lorraineen_US
dc.contributor.departmentPsychologyen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-07-07T05:36:49Z
dc.date.available2012-07-07T05:36:49Z
dc.date.issued2012en_US
dc.description.abstractCollege presents a novel context with decreased parental supervision, increased rates of alcohol and illicit drug use, and increased access to potential sexual partners. It may be especially challenging for students with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Research has shown that young adult males with ADHD engage in risky sexual behaviors (RSB); however, little to no research has been done on females or college students with ADHD, nor have prior studies examined environmental factors that may moderate risk. We examined whether ADHD is associated with RSB among college students and whether parent-child relationship quality moderated that relationship. Participants included 92 undergraduates, approximately half with ADHD and half without. Results indicated that the interaction between gender and ADHD status was associated with condom use frequency and age of first sexual experience. Further, the interaction between parent-child relationship and ADHD accounted for significant variance in number of sexual partners in the past year.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/12606
dc.subject.pqcontrolledClinical psychologyen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledADHDen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledcollege studentsen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledparent-child relationshipen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledsexual behavioren_US
dc.titleRisky Sexual Behavior in College Students with and without Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Is a Positive Parent-Child Relationship Protective?en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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