| Title |
Diverse Reactions to Hooking Up Among U.S. University Students
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Archives of Sexual Behavior, May 2014
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10508-014-0299-x |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Johanna Strokoff, Jesse Owen, Frank D. Fincham |
| Abstract |
Hooking up is defined as a physical encounter between two people who are not romantically committed. This study explored whether there were subgroups of young adults with unique reactions to hooking up (N = 879). Psychosocial predictor variables (gender, depression, loneliness, intoxication level, college adjustment, and hope for a committed relationship) were investigated along with emotional reactions as the outcome variables. Through the use of cluster analysis, four distinct clusters were identified: Happy Hopeful, Content Realist, Used and Confused, and Disappointed and Disengaged. The majority (62 %) of the sample reported mostly positive reactions to hooking up and fell within the Happy Hopeful or Content Realist clusters. Protective factors in these two clusters included hope for a committed relationship, having realistic expectations, and healthy psychological adjustment. The Used and Confused and Disappointed and Disengaged clusters reported the most negative hooking up reactions and consisted of 38 % of the overall sample. These two groups reported increased depression and loneliness symptoms and lower levels of social adjustment as compared to those clusters with more positive reactions. |
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| United States | 3 | 43% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 29% |
| Unknown | 2 | 29% |
Demographic breakdown
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| Members of the public | 5 | 71% |
| Scientists | 1 | 14% |
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| Unknown | 68 | 100% |
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| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Bachelor | 13 | 19% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 15% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 10 | 15% |
| Researcher | 5 | 7% |
| Student > Master | 5 | 7% |
| Other | 11 | 16% |
| Unknown | 14 | 21% |
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| Psychology | 25 | 37% |
| Social Sciences | 16 | 24% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 3% |
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