Difference in Condom Use Between Bear Concordant and Discordant Dyads During the Last Anal Sex Event. Issue 2 (28th January 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Schnarrs, Phillip W.; Rosenberger, Joshua G.; Schick, Vanessa; Delgado, Adolph; Briggs, Lindsay; Dodge, Brian; Reece, Michael
• Is Part Of: Journal of homosexuality. Volume 64:Issue 2(2017)
• Page Start: 195
• Page End: 208
• Publication Date: 2017-01-28
• Subjects: Anal sex -- bear community -- condom use -- gay men -- identity -- MSM -- sexual behavior; Homosexuality -- Periodicals; 306.766
• DOI: 10.1080/00918369.2016.1174024
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0091-8369

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to understand how bear identity influenced condom use during the last anal sex event. Participants were recruited to complete an online, anonymous self-report survey through bear-related sexual and social networking websites. A total of 1, 080 men who identified as gay or bisexual and as a member of the bear community and were 18 years or older completed the survey. Overall, fewer than a third of men reported condom use during the most recent receptive (28%) and insertive (30%) anal sex event. Men in bear concordant pairings were less likely to use a condom during receptive and insertive anal sex compared to those is discordant pairings ( p < .05). Findings suggest that bear identity concordance influences condom use during anal sex after accounting for an individual's relationship to their most recent partner as well as other confounding variables.