Ángel Castro Vázquez

SEXUAL RISK BEHAVIOR AND “RISKY” IN YOUNG PEOPLE

BIOGRAPHY

He received his PhD in Psychology from the University of Granada. Currently, he is Professor of Social Psychology at the University of Zaragoza, and specifically performs his research and teaching tasks at the Teruel Campus. His main line of research focuses on the relationship between sexual behavior and well-being in adolescents and young people, with the aim of preventing and promoting sexual health. He has published more than thirty papers in prestigious journals, and he has also participated in more than fifteen research projects funded by various institutions. Nowadays, he coordinates a research project focused on analyzing the main characteristics of casual sex among young people, highlighting the use of dating apps and their relationship with the psychosexual well-being. In this symposium, some results of this project will be presented.