| Title |
Young women’s alcohol expectancies for sexual risk-taking mediate the link between sexual enhancement motives and condomless sex when drinking
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| Published in |
Journal of Behavioral Medicine, June 2016
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10865-016-9760-8 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Jennifer L. Brown, Amelia E. Talley, Andrew K. Littlefield, Nicole K. Gause |
| Abstract |
Alcohol use is prevalent among young women. Alcohol expectancies for sexual risk-taking and sexual enhancement motives have been associated with decreased condom use. This study investigated whether alcohol expectancies for sexual risk-taking mediated the association between sexual enhancement motives and condom use. Young women (N = 287, M age = 20.1) completed a survey assessing alcohol expectancies for sexual risk-taking, sexual enhancement motives, and characteristics of their most recent sexual encounter involving alcohol. Most participants (66.9 %) reported unprotected sex during their last sexual encounter involving alcohol. Higher sexual enhancement motives (OR = 1.35, p = .019) and alcohol expectancies for sexual risk-taking (OR = 1.89, p < .001) were associated with increased likelihood of condomless sex. Alcohol expectancies for sexual risk-taking mediated the association between sexual enhancement motives and condomless vaginal sex. Within the context of sexual encounters involving alcohol, expectancies that drinking may result in sexual risk-taking may account for why sexual enhancement motives relate to decreased condom use. |
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| United States | 2 | 40% |
| Mexico | 1 | 20% |
| Unknown | 2 | 40% |
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| Members of the public | 5 | 100% |
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| Unknown | 26 | 100% |
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| Student > Doctoral Student | 7 | 27% |
| Researcher | 5 | 19% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 3 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 1 | 4% |
| Student > Master | 1 | 4% |
| Other | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 8 | 31% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Psychology | 7 | 27% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 12% |
| Social Sciences | 2 | 8% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 2 | 8% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 1 | 4% |
| Other | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 10 | 38% |
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