Adult Attachment and High-Risk Sexual Behavior Among HIV-Positive Patients

Jeffrey A. Ciesla; John E. Roberts; Ross G. Hewitt

doi:10.1111/j.1559-1816.2004.tb02539.x

Adult Attachment and High-Risk Sexual Behavior Among HIV-Positive Patients

Jeffrey A. Ciesla
, John E. Roberts
, Ross G. Hewitt

Psychology

SUNY Buffalo

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Abstract

The present study investigated the relationship between adult attachment style and sexual behavior among HIV-positive patients. HIV-positive (HIV+) participants (N = 48) completed questionnaires assessing number of sexual partners, adult attachment, self-esteem, and depressive symptoms. Results revealed that insecure attachment styles (particularly negative attachment representations of self and fearful attachment) were associated with having multiple sexual partners, including at-risk HIV-negative (HIV-) partners. These relationships remained significant after controlling for sexual orientation, self-esteem, and depressive symptomatology. These results suggest that interpersonal issues may play a key role in high-risk sexual behavior among HIV+ individuals.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	108-124
Number of pages	17
Journal	Journal of Applied Social Psychology
Volume	34
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1559-1816.2004.tb02539.x
State	Published - Jan 2004

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