SEXUAL RISK BEHAVIOR

Emotional Regulation on Sexual Risk Behavioral

Emotional Regulation on Sexual Risk Behavioral

Introduction

The term psychology is mostly explained as a study of behavior scientifically, but in practical terms, many other things are included in this term such as feelings and thoughts. It is a fact that many journals and laboratories of psychology have been missing observation of behavior, but in principle this study of feelings, thoughts and some other factors is partly justified based on the understanding that these things will assist in clarify behavior. It is unfortunate that physical and sexual abuse incidents are becoming more common nowadays. In adolescents, it has been estimated that presence of physical child abuse before the age of 18 ranged from 6% to 26% whereas, estimates for the presence of child sexual abuse before the age of 18 ranged from 5.3% to 6.7%. Further, the difference in the gender have been found out in various studies that indicates a higher presence of both sexual and physical abuse in the females with sexual abuse ranging from 12.4% to 19% whereas physical abuse ranging from 6.3% to 7%. For the boys, the rates of childhood sexual abuse ranges from 1% to 1.5% whereas childhood physical abuse ranges from 5.2% to 5.9% (Baumeister et.al, 2008, p.17).

It has been cleared from the varying rates that sexual abuse has impacted a large proportion of the society. There is some conceptualization of emotional regularization that emphasizes control of expression and emotional experiences whereas others emphasize that emotional regularization which is adaptive involves understanding of emotions and awareness. There are different researchers that conceive efforts for avoiding internal experiences which also includes emotional experience as phenomena known as experimental avoidance which can underlie psychological order and is harmful to psychological functioning. The consensus have grown that emotional regulation includes usage of skills in more flexible way for modulating emotional experience instead of eliminating particular emotions. Therefore, this paper will analyze and explore different factors of emotional regulations that have a direct impact on the sexual risk behavior and result will be concluded based on the past studies and previous data (Brown & Lent, 2008, p. 174).

Discussion

Different forms of adolescent risk have been associated with the self-regulation taking in the longitudinal and cross-sectional studies. In one study, the relationship between under control for both adolescence and childhood was used including the usage of adolescent substances. It was reported by Caspi that there is an absence of controlling for the prediction of early childhood behavior in the adolescence. The association between the cross-sectional delays for substances used, gratification and low performance of schools was reported in the sample of high school and middle school students. It was shown by Miller and Byrnes that amongst seven graders, fifth graders and third graders students, different personality variables that includes over-confidents, insensitivity for outcomes and sensation seeking was connected with risk taking(Green & David, 2008, p. 282).

The characteristics of individual such as risk proneness and self-regulation cannot be functioned in isolation and they are ...