In the heat of the moment - The effect of alcohol, sexual arousal and working memory capacity on reflective and impulsive cognitive processes involved in sexual risk behaviour..

Completed

Conditions: Impulsief risicogedrag
Sexual Risk Behaviour
Unsafe Sex

Registration Number: NL-OMON38834

Lead Sponsor: Open Universiteit

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 149

Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion criteria
In order to participate in the lab study, a participant must:
- be 18 years or older
- have consumed alcohol at least once
- speak, read and write in Dutch;In order to participate in the intervention study, a participant must:
- be 18 years or older
- have applied for an STI test at the local GGD
- speak, read and write in Dutch

Exclusion Criteria

In order to participate in the lab study, a participant may not:
- already have an HIV infection (this might be an entirely different population with different norms for unsafe sexual behaviour, so they are excluded in this research)
- have a history of alcohol dependence (self report)
- have suffered a brain injury in the past resulting in neuropsychological problems
- currently suffering from a depression;In order to participate in the intervention studies, a participant may not:
- already have an HIV infection
- currently suffering from a depression

Study & Design

Study Type: Observational non invasive

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>For our laboratory study, we cannot use a direct measurement of sexual risk<br /><br>behaviour, we will therefore assess sexual risk behaviour using an adapted<br /><br>approach-avoidance task. In this task, one can measure in an implicit way how<br /><br>much a subject is inclined to either approach or avoid a certain stimulus. In<br /><br>this study, the stimulus will be pictures of unsafe sexual behaviour. To test<br /><br>the effect of our interventions, a questionnaire assessing their sexual risk<br /><br>behaviour of the last three months will be used as our main study parameter.</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>For our laboratory study we will use other outcomes besides the<br /><br>approach-avoidance task. These are:<br /><br>EEG data: We will measure working memory by using an auditory oddball task.<br /><br>The event-related potential (ERP) belonging to this task will be used as our<br /><br>dependent measure of working memory.<br /><br>Implicit Association Task (IAT): The IAT is a computer task that can measure<br /><br>what people's implicit associations are. In this case we will investigate their<br /><br>implicit associations for unsafe sexual behaviour.<br /><br>*IOWA Gambling Task: The IOWA Gambling Task is a measure that will assess how<br /><br>much general risk behaviour people exhibit.<br /><br><br /><br>In our intervention study we will also use EEG data to measure working memory<br /><br>as a secondary parameter.</p><br>