Intimate hook-up tradition, a social revolution, Affective reactions to starting up
Hook-up tradition and intimate danger
Regardless of the prevalence of good emotions, hookups may include negative results, such as for example psychological and emotional damage, intimate physical physical violence, sexually transmitted infections and pregnancy that is unintended. A qualitative study of 71 college students (39 women and 32 men) found that nearly half of participants were not concerned about contracting sexually transmitted diseases from intercourse during a hookup, and most were unconcerned about contracting diseases from fellatio or cunnilingus in hookups (Downing-Matibag & Geisinger, 2009) despite those risks.
Compounding condition dangers, those who attach are more inclined to have concurrent intimate lovers (Paik, 2010b).