Prevent2Protect Project: Regulatory Focus Differences in Sexual Health Knowledge and Practices.

ABSTRACT: The way people perceive risks and make decisions about their health is regulated by two motivational systems-prevention of harm or promotion of pleasure. People more focused on prevention strive to avoid negative outcomes and enact more health-protective behaviors. In contrast, people more focused on promotion strive to attain positive outcomes and take more risks with their health. Building upon recent evidence extending this framework to sexual behaviors and health, we conducted a pre-registered online survey ( OSF ) with Portuguese and Spanish adults (N = 742; M_age = 31.42, SD = 9.16) to examine whether self-reported STI knowledge and sexual health practices differ based on predominant regulatory focus. This study was part of the Prevent2Protect project ( OSF ). Results showe

SUBMITTER: Rodrigues DL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9879562 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature