| Literature DB >> 27342615 |
Jennifer L Brown1, Amelia E Talley2, Andrew K Littlefield2, Nicole K Gause3.
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.Entities:
Keywords: Alcohol expectancies; Condom use; Expectancy motive theory; Sex motives; Young women
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Year: 2016 PMID： 27342615 PMCID： PMC5014644 DOI： 10.1007/s10865-016-9760-8
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Behav Med ISSN： 0160-7715