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Purpose: This study examined the relationship between hooking up and two measures of religiosity. Methods: Data was obtained from students at a mid-southern university (n=459). Results: Most respondents indicated that they have hooked up. Males (64%) were more likely to report the behavior than females (47%). Religious attendance and religious belief played asignificant role in distinguishing between those who have and have not participated in hooking up behaviors. Discussion: Results indicate religiosity may determine involvement in casual high-risk sexual encounters that expose college students to sexually transmitted infections and unintended pregnancy. Translation to Health Education Practice: Results should be of value to college-level sexuality educatorsand considered by those involved in sexual health programming on college campuses.  \nBACKGROUND  \nMany potential negative social and personal consequences are associated with changes in sexual behaviors among adolescents and young adults.1 To develop campus programs that help reduce the occurrence of risky sexual behaviors, it is important to identify factors associated with such behavior. One factor that does seem to be related to participation in nonmarital sexual behavior among college students is degree of religiosity.2 A behavior pattern that potentially has substantial risks for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and unintended pregnancy is “hooking up,” or participation in sexual activities without commitment or emotional attachment. Little research has been conducted on hooking up behaviors, and apparently none on the relationship between religiosity and hooking up. Thus, the purpose of this study was to examine this relationship among a population of college students.  \nHooking Up: Definitions  \nAs sexual behavior outside a committed relationship has become the norm among college students, many participate in highrisk sexual behaviors.3 One potentially high risk behavioral pattern has come to be known as “hooking up.” Hooking up generally refers to sexual encounters between strangers or brief acquaintances, in which there is no anticipation of a continued relationship. Several researchers have examined hooking up behavior but have used different operational definitions of the phrase—definitions that appear to be problematic both as to the actual behavior involved and the relationship between the participants.  \nFor example, in the first academic article to empirically examine hooking up behavior among college students (published in 2000), participants were provided with the following definition of a hook-up: “Asexual encounter, usually only lasting one night, between two people who are strang-  \ners or brief acquaintances. Some physical interaction is typical but may or may not include sexual intercourse.”4 This definitionis problematic because of the phrase “Some physical interaction is typical.” Apparently two people who met and only talked, and did not engage in kissing or any form of sexual activity, still could meet this definition of hooking up.  \nTina Penhollow is an assistant professor in the Department of Exercise Science and Health Promotion at Florida Atlantic University, 2919 College Avenue, ES Building, Office 286, Davie, FL 33314-2614; E-mail: [tpenholl@fau.edu](tpenholl@fau.edu). Michael Young is a professor in the Department of Health Science, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 88011; E-mail: myoung@nmsu. edu. William Bailey is an associate professor in the Program in Human Development, Family Sciences, and Rural Sociology, University of Arkansas, HOEC 216, Fayetteville, AR 72701; [E-mail: wbailey@uark.edu](E-mail: wbailey@uark.edu).  \n338 American Journal of Health","cbCaia6OhAhUHLmG","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaia6OhAhUHLmG","pdf",129955,"English","# Abstract\n# Background\n# Hooking Up: Definitions\n## Prior operational definitions\n# Hooking Up: Previous Research Findings","[{\"question\":\"What was the purpose of the study?\",\"answer\":\"The study examined the relationship between hooking up behavior and two measures of religiosity among college students.\"},{\"question\":\"How were “hooking up” and religiosity measured in this study?\",\"answer\":\"Data were obtained from 459 college students, and the study used two measures of religiosity, including religious attendance and religious belief, to distinguish participants who had or had not hooked up.\"},{\"question\":\"What did the results show about gender differences and religiosity?\",\"answer\":\"Most respondents reported hooking up; males (64%) were more likely than females (47%). Religious attendance and religious belief significantly helped distinguish those who did and did not participate.\"}]","Relationship between Religiosity and “Hooking Up” Behavior | PDF",1792074038]