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Does attractiveness influence condom use intentions in women who have sex with men?

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  • Anastasia Eleftheriou
  • Seth Bullock
  • Cynthia A Graham
  • Shayna Skakoon-Sparling
  • Roger Ingham

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Objectives: Attractiveness judgements have been shown to affect interpersonal relationships. The present study explored the relationships between perceived attractiveness, perceived sexual health status, condom use intentions and condom use resistance in women. Setting: The study data were collected using an online questionnaire. Participants: 480 English-speaking women who have sex with men, between 18–32 years old. Outcome measures: Women were asked to rate the attractiveness of 20 men on the basis of facial photographs, to estimate the likelihood that each man had a sexually transmitted infection (STI), and to indicate their willingness to have sex with each man without a condom. Condom resistance tactics were also measured and their influence on condom use intentions was assessed. Results: The more attractive a man was judged to be, the more likely it was that participants were willing to have sex with him (r (478) = 0.987, p

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  • Anastasia Eleftheriou & Seth Bullock & Cynthia A Graham & Shayna Skakoon-Sparling & Roger Ingham, 2019. "Does attractiveness influence condom use intentions in women who have sex with men?," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 14(5), pages 1-13, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0217152
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0217152
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