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"It's Complicated..." Psychosocial and Religious/Spiritual Coping with Hook-Up Experiences

Pomerleau, Julie M
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1490203153588876

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2017, Master of Arts (MA), Bowling Green State University, Psychology/Clinical.
The majority of college students report having had at least one hook up experience, meaning that most have engaged in some form of sexual activity outside of romantic relationships or dating and without the expectation of a future relationship. This project aimed to provide a balanced account of the ways in which college students may experience hook-ups as both psychosocially adaptive and maladaptive and the ways in which various coping strategies may relate to their psychological adjustment and decision making with regard to alcohol and condom use when hooking up. This study surveyed 317 college students at a mid-size state university to (1) examine the extent to which hooking up itself elicits emotional reactions that are both positive and negative; (2) investigate the prevalence of various psychosocial and religious/spiritual coping struggles and resources with hooking up; and (3) determine whether specific types of coping tended to be linked to general psychosocial adjustment. Results showed that both men and women endorsed a mix of positive and negative emotions, with more positive than negative emotional reactions. However, women had significantly lower scores on positive emotions and higher scores on negative reactions than did men. For women, greater reliance on more healthy coping mechanisms such as seeking emotional support, institutional support, and positive reframing tended to be linked to greater flourishing. For certain more religious individuals, even low levels of hook-up behavior may contribute to a range of r/s struggles that in turn are tied to poorer psychological adjustment. Implications for both research and practice are discussed.
Annette Mahoney (Advisor)
Kenneth I. Pargament (Committee Member)
Anne Gordon (Committee Member)
116 p.
Clinical Psychology; Counseling Psychology; Psychology; Religion; Spirituality
Sexual activity; Hook-up sex; Coping; Resources; Struggles; Religion; Spirituality; Psychological Distress; Psychological Adjustment; Risk Behavior; College Students

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  • Pomerleau, J. M. (2017). "It's Complicated..." Psychosocial and Religious/Spiritual Coping with Hook-Up Experiences [Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1490203153588876

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Pomerleau, Julie. "It's Complicated..." Psychosocial and Religious/Spiritual Coping with Hook-Up Experiences. 2017. Bowling Green State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1490203153588876.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Pomerleau, Julie. ""It's Complicated..." Psychosocial and Religious/Spiritual Coping with Hook-Up Experiences." Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1490203153588876

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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