College Women's Sexual Decision Making: Cognitive Mediation of Alcohol Expectancy Effects

Autor/inn/en	Davis, Kelly Cue; Norris, Jeanette; Hessler, Danielle M.; Zawacki, Tina; Morrison, Diane M.; George, William H.
Titel	College Women's Sexual Decision Making: Cognitive Mediation of Alcohol Expectancy Effects
Quelle	In: Journal of American College Health, 58 (2010) 5, S.481-489 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0744-8481
Schlagwörter	Females; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Drinking; At Risk Persons; Decision Making; Sexuality; College Students; Alcohol Abuse; Health Behavior + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliches Geschlecht; Sexual transmitted disease; Geschlechtskrankheit; Trinken; Risikogruppe; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Sexualität; Collegestudent; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten
Abstract	Objective: Alcohol has been linked to a variety of risky sexual practices, including inconsistent condom use. Due to the high rates of alcohol consumption among underage college women, greater understanding of the role of alcohol in young women's sexual decision making is warranted. Participants and Methods: Female underage (18- to 20-year-old) social drinkers (N = 94) participated in an experiment in which they projected themselves into a written hypothetical sexual situation with a new partner. One half of the situations portrayed alcohol consumption; one half did not involve alcohol consumption. Their appraisals of the situation's sexual potential, impelling and inhibiting cognitions, and sexual behavior intentions were assessed. Results: Results revealed that alcohol's expectancy effects on young women's unprotected sexual intentions were mediated by their cognitive appraisals of the situation. Conclusions: These findings indicate that alcohol expectancies and their influence on women's sexual decisions should be incorporated into sexual risk reduction efforts. (Contains 2 figures and 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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