Alcohol Use and High-Risk Sexual Behavior Among Collegiate Women: A Review of Research on Alcohol Myopia Theory

Griffin, Jessica A.; Umstattd, M. Renée; Usdan, Stuart

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“…48 Alcohol myopia theory also posits that intoxication tends to increase the likelihood of reckless inthe-moment sexual decision-making, 49,50 particularly for women. 51 However, the relationship is complicated by the fact that condom use is generally less consistent with a known than a casual partner.…”

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Alcohol Mixed with Energy Drink Use and Sexual Risk-Taking: Casual, Intoxicated, and Unprotected Sex

Miller

2012

Journal of Caffeine Research

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Objective: This study examined the confluence of several behaviors common to U.S. young adults: caffeinated energy drink use, alcohol use, and sexual risk-taking. The author examined relationships between the use of energy drinks mixed with alcohol (AmEDs) and three sexual risk behaviors: casual sex (i.e., intercourse with a nonexclusive and/or nonromantic partner), intoxicated sex (i.e., intercourse while under the influence of alcohol and/ or illicit drugs), and unprotected sex (i.e., intercourse without use of a condom). Method: Logistic regression analyses were employed to analyze data from a cross-sectional survey of 648 sexually active undergraduate students at a large public university. Results: After controlling for risk-taking norms and frequency of noncaffeinated alcohol use, AmED use was associated with elevated odds of casual sex and intoxicated sex but not unprotected sex. Conclusions: Although further studies are needed to test for event-level relationships, AmED use should be considered a possible risk factor for potentially health-compromising sexual behaviors.

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Alcohol Mixed with Energy Drink Use and Sexual Risk-Taking: Casual, Intoxicated, and Unprotected Sex

Miller

2012

Journal of Caffeine Research

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“…69 Interestingly, though, number of drinks was more strongly associated with engaging in sexual behavior among women than among straight men. As others have suggested, 70 this finding could be understood, at least in part, using alcohol myopia theory, 71 which maintains that inhibition conflict-the discrepancy between impelling and inhibiting cognitions and emotions about sexual behavior-may best predict behavior change associated with drinking. Alcohol may have a stronger impact on women's sexual behavior because women likely experience more conflicting cognitions and emotions about engaging in sexual behavior, particularly with casual partners.…”

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Demographic Predictors of Event-Level Associations between Alcohol Consumption and Sexual Behavior

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Alcohol consumption is associated with sexual behavior and outcomes, though research indicates a variety of moderating factors, including demographic characteristics. To better target interventions aimed at alcohol-related sexual risk behavior, our analyses simultaneously examine demographic predictors of both day-and event-level associations between alcohol consumption and sexual behavior in a sample of young adults (N = 301) who are sexually active and consume alcohol. Young adults (aged 18-29) recruited using time-space sampling and incentivized snowball sampling completed a survey and a timeline follow-back calendar reporting alcohol consumption and sexual behavior in the past 30 days. On a given day, a greater number of drinks consumed was associated with higher likelihood of sex occurring, particularly for women and single participants. During a given sexual event, number of drinks consumed was not associated with condom use, nor did any demographic predictors predict that association. Findings highlight associations between alcohol and sexual behavior, though not between alcohol and sexual risk behavior, highlighting the need for additional research exploring the complex role of alcohol in sexual risk behavior and the need to develop prevention efforts to minimize the role of alcohol in the initiation of sexual encounters.

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“…Therefore, studied drug and alcohol usage and how it affects sexual life. The results show that higher usage of drug and alcohol increased the risk of accidental sexual intercourse and thus increased the chance of infection of sexually transmitted disease [5][6][7].…”

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Prevalence of Syphilis and HIV Diseases among Some Universities’ Students in Mongolia

Mundur¹,

Chandaga²,

Narantsogt³

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Our country level registered communicable diseases in 2014, 45.6% of them are STD (Sexually Transmitted Diseases). And 43.3% of the affected people by STD are aged between 15-24 years which demonstrated that they have more risky sexual behavior. This study aimed to identify level of prevalence of HIV and Syphilis within university students, to investigate their risky sexual behavior, and to treat them including their sexual partners. The survey included over 1,500 students for screening tests for HIV/Syphilis was performed locally using On Site TM Rapid Test Kits. Through the test not revealed any HIV case, only 40 (2.6%) students diagnosed by syphilis. Screening and confirmation tests for syphilis were performed locally using RPR (Rapid Plasma Reagin) and TPHA (Treponema Palladium Hem agglutination Assay), respectively. The test revealed the diagnosis for first time for 22 (55 %) of those 40 patients with syphilis and 18 (45%) are defined as the control of STD. Therefore, 28 (70%) of them manifested symptoms of STD, only 25 (89.2%) of them previously tested and 9 (32.1%) have not treated at all. The test revealed the diagnosis for first time for 22 (55 %) of those 40 patients with syphilis and 18 (45%) are defined as the control of STD. Finally, above 40 patients are entirely included in treatment with their partners and registered of STD can be controlled.

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Alcohol Use and High-Risk Sexual Behavior Among Collegiate Women: A Review of Research on Alcohol Myopia Theory

Cited by 74 publications

References 25 publications

Alcohol Mixed with Energy Drink Use and Sexual Risk-Taking: Casual, Intoxicated, and Unprotected Sex

Alcohol Mixed with Energy Drink Use and Sexual Risk-Taking: Casual, Intoxicated, and Unprotected Sex

Demographic Predictors of Event-Level Associations between Alcohol Consumption and Sexual Behavior

Prevalence of Syphilis and HIV Diseases among Some Universities’ Students in Mongolia

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