NDLI: The Relationship Between Multiple Sex Partners and Anxiety, Depression, and Substance Dependence Disorders: A Cohort Study

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Author	Ramrakha, Sandhya Paul, Charlotte Bell, Melanie L. Dickson, Nigel Moffitt, Terrie E. Caspi, Avshalom
Copyright Year	2013
Abstract	Changes in sexual behavior have resulted in longer periods of multiple serial or concurrent relationships. This study investigated the effects of multiple heterosexual partners on mental health, specifically, whether higher numbers of partners were linked to later anxiety, depression, and substance dependency. Data from the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study, a prospective, longitudinal study of a birth cohort born in 1972–1973 in Dunedin, New Zealand were used. The relationship between numbers of sex partners over three age periods (18–20, 21–25, and 26–32 years) and diagnoses of anxiety, depression, and substance dependence disorder at 21, 26, and 32 years were examined, using logistic regression. Interaction by gender was examined. Adjustment was made for prior mental health status. There was no significant association between number of sex partners and later anxiety and depression. Increasing numbers of sex partners were associated with increasing risk of substance dependence disorder at all three ages. The association was stronger for women and remained after adjusting for prior disorder. For women reporting 2.5 or more partners per year, compared to 0–1 partners, the adjusted odd ratios (and 95 % CIs) were 9.6 (4.4–20.9), 7.3 (2.5–21.3), and 17.5 (3.5–88.1) at 21, 26, and 32 years, respectively. Analyses using new cases of these disorders showed similar patterns. This study established a strong association between number of sex partners and later substance disorder, especially for women, which persisted beyond prior substance use and mental health problems more generally. The reasons for this association deserve investigation.
Starting Page	863
Ending Page	872
Page Count	10
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00040002
Journal	Archives of Sexual Behavior
Volume Number	42
Issue Number	5
e-ISSN	15732800
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2013-02-12
Publisher Place	Boston
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Sex partners Sexual behavior Anxiety Depression Substance use Sexual Behavior Public Health Social Sciences
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Arts and Humanities Psychology

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