| Literature DB >> 28166487 |
Danielle P Cottonham1, Michael B Madson1, Bonnie C Nicholson1, Richard S Mohn1.
Abstract
African American college women are experiencing sex-related negative consequences at alarming rates. Alcohol use and alcohol-related sex expectancies are predictors of risky sexual behavior among college women; however, African American college women are often underrepresented in empirical studies. The purpose of the present study was to examine the link between alcohol-related sex expectancies (i.e., enhancement, sexual risk taking, and disinhibition expectancies), alcohol use, and risky sexual behavior among a sample of 222 sexually active African American female college drinkers. Participants completed measures assessing alcohol-related sex expectancies, typical weekly drinking, harmful alcohol use, and risky sexual behavior. Results indicated that combined sexual risk taking and disinhibition alcohol-related sex expectancies predicted both typical weekly drinking and harmful alcohol use. In addition, enhancement alcohol-related sex expectancies and harmful alcohol use predicted risky sexual behavior; however, typical weekly drinking did not. Clinical and research implications are discussed.Entities:
Keywords: African American college women; alcohol use; alcohol-related sex expectancies; risky sexual behavior
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28166487 PMCID: PMC6421858 DOI: 10.1080/15332640.2016.1255580
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Ethn Subst Abuse ISSN: 1533-2640 Impact factor: 1.507