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- Title
COLLEGE MEN'S INVOLVEMENT IN FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS RELATIONSHIPS.
- Authors
OLMSTEAD, SPENCER B.; PASLEY, KAY; FINCHAM, FRANK D.
- Abstract
Friends with benefits relationships (FWBRs) occur when two friends who are not in a committed romantic relationship engage in ongoing sexual activity (i.e., oral sex and/or intercourse) over a period of time. The purpose of this study was to examine the demographic and psychosocial characteristics of college men involved in FWBRs (N = 407) using s short-term prospective study design. After including several relevant variables (e.g., race/ethnicity, year in school, age, religious service attendance, relationship status, casual sex attitudes, relationship awareness, alcohol use), men were less likely to be involved in a FWBR during the semester if they were in a stable committed romantic relationship and were more likely to do so if they held more positive attitudes towards casual sex, had a more extroverted personality, and had FWBR experience in the 12 months prior to the study. Implications for relationship education for emerging adult college men are discussed.
- Subjects
MALE college students; ENGAGEMENT (Philosophy); MALE friendship; ROMANTIC friendship; SEXUAL intercourse; PROMISCUITY
- Publication
College Student Journal, 2016, Vol 50, Issue 3, p398
- ISSN
0146-3934
- Publication type
Article