caa a22 4500 60623120X CHVBK 20210128101218.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20151001xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10508-015-0482-8 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10508-015-0482-8 Do Behavioral Scientists Really Understand HIV-Related Sexual Risk Behavior? A Systematic Review of Longitudinal and Experimental Studies Predicting Sexual Behavior [Elektronische Daten] [David Huebner, Nicholas Perry] Behavioral interventions to reduce sexual risk behavior depend on strong health behavior theory. By identifying the psychosocial variables that lead causally to sexual risk, theories provide interventionists with a guide for how to change behavior. However, empirical research is critical to determining whether a particular theory adequately explains sexual risk behavior. A large body of cross-sectional evidence, which has been reviewed elsewhere, supports the notion that certain theory-based constructs (e.g., self-efficacy) are correlates of sexual behavior. However, given the limitations of inferring causality from correlational research, it is essential that we review the evidence from more methodologically rigorous studies (i.e., longitudinal and experimental designs). This systematic review identified 44 longitudinal studies in which investigators attempted to predict sexual risk from psychosocial variables over time. We also found 134 experimental studies (i.e., randomized controlled trials of HIV interventions), but of these only 9 (6.7%) report the results of mediation analyses that might provide evidence for the validity of health behavior theories in predicting sexual behavior. Results show little convergent support across both types of studies for most traditional, theoretical predictors of sexual behavior. This suggests that the field must expand the body of empirical work that utilizes the most rigorous study designs to test our theoretical assumptions. The inconsistent results of existing research would indicate that current theoretical models of sexual risk behavior are inadequate, and may require expansion or adaptation. Springer Science+Business Media New York, 2015 HIV nationallicence Sexual risk nationallicence Sexual orientation nationallicence Huebner David Department of Psychology, University of Utah, 380 South 1530 East, Room 502, 84102, Salt Lake City, UT, USA aut Perry Nicholas Department of Psychology, University of Utah, 380 South 1530 East, Room 502, 84102, Salt Lake City, UT, USA aut Archives of Sexual Behavior Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 44/7(2015-10-01), 1915-1936 0004-0002 44:7<1915 2015 44 10508 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-015-0482-8 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-015-0482-8 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Huebner David Department of Psychology, University of Utah, 380 South 1530 East, Room 502, 84102, Salt Lake City, UT, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Perry Nicholas Department of Psychology, University of Utah, 380 South 1530 East, Room 502, 84102, Salt Lake City, UT, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Archives of Sexual Behavior Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 44/7(2015-10-01), 1915-1936 0004-0002 44:7<1915 2015 44 10508