Abstract

CASUAL SEX WITH AND WITHOUT INTERCOURSE: FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DECISION TO TERMINATE AND ONGOING SEXUAL ENCOUNTER.

Carlos Vélez-Blasini & William Rawson (Middlebury class of 2004)

Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association. Boston, MA, March 11, 2005.

One-hundred-and-fifteen college students reported on two casual sexual events: one with intercourse, one without. A sexual encounter was more likely terminated if a discussion of previous condom use took place. The decision to have intercourse also seemed to be based on a cost-benefit analysis of personal, social, relational, and physical consequences considered separately for each situation. This suggested the choice to have intercourse was largely under voluntary control even if alcohol was consumed.

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