Drinking in Conjunction With Sexual Experiences Among At-Risk College Student Drinkers

Goldstein, Abby L.; Barnett, Nancy P.; Pedlow, C. Teal; Murphy, James G.

doi:10.15288/jsad.2007.68.697

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“…However, little is known about under what conditions sexually assertive women enact these skills. For example, many sexual situations involve alcohol consumption (Goldstein, Barnett, Pedlow, & Murphy, 2007), yet it is unclear how women's intoxication affects their insistence on condom use with a new sex partner. The present study conducted an experiment to address this knowledge gap.…”

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Women's condom use assertiveness and sexual risk-taking: Effects of alcohol intoxication and adult victimization

Stoner

Norris

George

et al. 2008

Addictive Behaviors

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This experiment examined relationships among adulthood victimization, sexual assertiveness, alcohol intoxication, and sexual risk-taking in female social drinkers (N = 161). Women completed measures of sexual assault and intimate partner violence history and sexual assertiveness before random assignment to 1 of 4 beverage conditions: control, placebo, low dose (.04%), or high dose (.08%). After drinking, women read a second-person story involving a sexual encounter with a new partner. As protagonist of the story, each woman rated her likelihood of condom insistence and unprotected sex. Victimization history and self-reported sexual assertiveness were negatively related. The less sexually assertive a woman was, the less she intended to insist on condom use, regardless of intoxication. By reducing the perceived health consequences of unprotected sex, intoxication indirectly decreased condom insistence and increased unprotected sex. Findings extend previous work by elucidating possible mechanisms of the relationship between alcohol and unprotected sex -perceived health consequences and situational condom insistence -and support the value of sexual assertiveness training to enhance condom insistence, especially since the latter relationship was robust to intoxication.Correspondence to: Susan A. Stoner. Publisher's Disclaimer: This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final citable form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. Control and Prevention, 2007). Because the risk of heterosexual transmission of HIV can be greatly reduced through consistent use of latex condoms (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, 2006), a major focus of HIVprevention efforts directed toward heterosexual women has been to strengthen sexual assertiveness, particularly condom negotiation and refusal of unprotected sex (Sikkema et al., 1995; Weinhardt et al., 1998). Survey research has suggested that higher sexual assertiveness is associated with lower sexual risk behavior (Noar, Morokoff, & Redding, 2002;Zamboni, Crawford, & Williams, 2000;Somlai et al., 1998) NIH Public Access Alcohol Intoxication and Condom UseA large number of studies have found a relationship between alcohol use and sexual risk-taking, particularly nonuse of condoms (Cooper, 2002). Most studies finding such a relationship have used survey methodologies assessing the global association between these variables. For example, in one study, level of alcohol consumption was found to be correlated with inconsistent condom use in HIV-infected injection drug users with a history of alcohol problems, and inconsistent condom use was more common for women than for men, statistically control...

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Women's condom use assertiveness and sexual risk-taking: Effects of alcohol intoxication and adult victimization

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Norris

George

et al. 2008

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“…It is estimated that 50% of young people have combined sex and drugs at least once in their lives (Antón & Espada, 2009;Lomba et al, 2009). Some studies indicate that having had sex under alcohol use increases the likelihood of exposure to sexually transmitted infections (Antón & Espada, 2009;Goldstein, Barnett, Pedlow, & Murphy, 2007;Leigh & Stall, 1993;Seth et al, 2011;Weinhardt & Carey, 2000) and this effect is independent of gender (Becoña, Juan, Calafat, & Ros, 2008). Consistent condom use is a highly effective HIV/ STIs prevention strategy.…”

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Comportamiento sexual bajo la influencia del alcohol en adolescentes españoles

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Morales

Orgilés

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Resumen AbstractThis paper aims to compare sexual behaviour and risk and protective factors between samples of adolescents who have sex under the influence of alcohol and those who do not, and to determine predictors factors for having had sex under the influence of alcohol. We analysed differences between these two groups in sexual practices, attitudes towards HIV, subjective norms and HIV knowledge. Drawing on survey data collected from 1216 Spanish adolescents aged 14-18 (M = 15.92; SD = .76), a subset of 297 sexually experienced participants was selected. Of these, 117 reported having had sex under the influence of alcohol in the past six months (51% girls). Adolescents who combined sex and alcohol engaged more in vaginal sex, oral sex and anal sex than those who did not. Having had sex under the influence of alcohol in the past six months was associated with negative attitudes towards condom use, when there are obstacles on using them, and less consistent condom use. There were no differences in knowledge about STIs/HIV between both groups.Adolescents who combined sex and alcohol showed further characteristics associated with sexual risk. Preventive measures must address the particular characteristics of this risk group. Further evidence is need about alcohol effects on sexual behaviour.Key Words: Alcohol use, sexual behaviour, HIV, consistent condom use, adolescence.Este trabajo tiene como objetivo comparar el comportamiento sexual y los factores protectores y de riesgo entre adolescentes que mantienen relaciones sexuales bajo la influencia del alcohol y los que no lo hacen, y determinar los factores predictores de la combinación sexo y drogas. Se analizaron las diferencias entre estos dos grupos en comportamiento sexual, actitud hacia el VIH, norma subjetiva y conocimientos sobre el VIH. Mediante medidas de autoinforme fueron evaluados 1216 adolescentes españoles entre 14 y 18 años (M = 15.92, DT = .76), fueron seleccionados 297 por ser sexualmente activos. De estos, 117 informaron haber mantenido relaciones sexuales bajo la influencia del alcohol en los últimos seis meses (51% fueron chicas). Los adolescentes que combinaron sexo y alcohol se implicaron en mayor medida en sexo vaginal, sexo oral y sexo anal respecto a los que no lo hicieron. Haber mantenido relaciones sexuales bajo la influencia del alcohol en los últimos seis meses se relacionó con una actitud negativa hacia el uso del condón cuando existen obstáculos para su uso y menor uso consistente del preservativo. No hubo diferencias en el conocimiento sobre el VIH entre ambos grupos. Los adolescentes que combinaron sexo y alcohol presentaron en mayor medida características asociadas con el riesgo sexual. Las medidas preventivas deben atender a las características particulares de este grupo de riesgo. Se requiere mayor evidencia de los efectos del alcohol sobre el comportamiento sexual.Palabras clave: Consumo de alcohol, conducta sexual, VIH, uso consistente preservativo, adolescencia.

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“…En este sentido, se estima que más del 80% de los universitarios son sexualmente activos, que el frecuente consumo de alcohol durante las fiestas universitarias aumenta la probabilidad de mantener relaciones sexuales con desconocidos, que el 36% de los universitarios ha tenido encuentros sexuales de una noche y que el 29% los ha tenido con una persona a la que conocían desde hacía menos de 5 horas (Eshbaugh & Gute, 2008;Goldstein, Barnett, Pedlow, & Murphy, 2007). En este contexto, Stupiansky et al (2009) demostraron que las jóvenes universitarias con mayores puntuaciones en el cuestionario SCS tenían un historial de parejas sexuales más extenso, era más probable que hubieran sido infieles a sus parejas y se mostraban más convencidas de querer seguir manteniendo relaciones sexuales con parejas a las que acabaran de conocer.…”

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“…Esto les ofrece múltiples y nuevas oportunidades de socialización (muchos viven por primera vez alejados de su hogar y por tanto sin control paterno), de modo que para muchas personas, este es el periodo de mayor actividad sexual de sus vidas (Eshbaugh & Gute, 2008;Goldstein et al, 2007). En este contexto, algunos jóvenes con rasgos compulsivos encuentran el caldo de cultivo ideal en el que desarrollar una sexualidad que a largo plazo, les resultará extremadamente problemática (Stupiansky et al, 2009).…”

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“…Así, en un estudio con jóvenes de la misma franja de edad, Copen, Chandra y Febo-Vazquez (2016) hallaban que la tasa de los que ya se habían iniciado en la actividad sexual a esa edad se situaba en torno al 85% (entre un 10%-15% inferior a la obtenida en nuestra investigación). La razón para diferencias de esta magnitud reside probablemente en el tipo de muestreo: mientras que en la investigación citada la muestra se reclutó aleatoriamente y comprendía todo tipo de jóvenes, en nuestro estudio la muestra estaba compuesta exclusivamente por jóvenes universitarios, entre los que según se ha encontrado en algunos estudios, la actividad sexual podría ser mayor (Eshbaugh & Gute, 2008;Goldstein et al, 2007).…”

Drinking in Conjunction With Sexual Experiences Among At-Risk College Student Drinkers

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