مقايسه عوامل و صفات شخصيتي دانشجويان داراي روابط جنسي پرخطر و فاقد روابط جنسي پرخطر

THE COMPARISON OF FACTORS AND PERSONALITY TRAITS IN SEXUALLY HIGH RISK AND NON HIGH RISK STUDENTS

Abstract Background & Aims. Researchers believe that there is an interaction between personality and sexually high risk behaviors. The purpose of this research was to study the personality trait in high risk sexual behaviors of students. This study aimed to answer the questions about the availability of a relation between personality traits and high risk sexual behaviors and kind of these scales. Materials & Methods: In this study, all students who referred to AIDS counseling center in Red Crescent community during 6 months that had sexually high risk behavior were selected and matched with one group of normal students in demographic characteristics. The data were collected in two parts: demographic data and five factor model personality inventory. Hotelling T test was applied in data analysis. Results: The findings showed that the sexual high risk group students had significant differences in neuroticism, flexibility, openness, and conscientiousness. Conclusion: It is concluded that there is a special personality structures in vulnerable students that are involved in sexually high risk behavior and a sever pattern of these traits are seen in sexually high risk behavior subjects. \2 Keywords: High risk sex, Personality traits, AIDS Address: Department of Psychology, Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran Tel: (+98) 9143134470 Email, dr.bayrami@yahoo.com