Alcohol & Men's Sexual Risk Behaviors
- Conditions
- EmotionsSexual BehaviorAlcohol DrinkingSexual Aggression
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Non-alcoholic BeverageBehavioral: Partner Positive Mood ManipulationBehavioral: Alcoholic BeverageBehavioral: Partner Negative Mood Manipulation
- Registration Number
- NCT06158880
- Lead Sponsor
- Arizona State University
- Brief Summary
This project extends the investigators' previous research regarding the intersecting risks of alcohol, sexual risk behavior (SRB), and sexual aggression (SA) in male drinkers who have sex with women by examining the mediating and moderating roles of both intrapersonal and interpersonal emotional factors. While independent streams of research consistently document alcohol's role in SRB and SA, the investigators' work has demonstrated that these behaviors are related, and that alcohol exacerbates their likelihood both independently and synergistically. The researchers' investigations focus on a particular type of SRB: men's resistance to condom use with female partners who want to have protected sex. Condom use resistance (CUR) is common and normative among young male drinkers, with up to 80% of men reporting engaging in CUR. Of particular concern, research demonstrates that up to 42% of men report using coercive CUR tactics such as emotional manipulation, deception, condom sabotage, and force to obtain unprotected sex. Investigators will evaluate hypotheses that distal and proximal emotional and alcohol factors influence in-the-moment SRB/CUR intentions as well as daily alcohol use and SRB/CUR. The investigators will also examine whether the relationships among assessed variables are similar across experimental and naturalistic settings. That is, investigate the extent to which men's responses in the lab parallel their real-world drinking and SRB/CUR behaviors, particularly regarding self and partner emotions, empathy, and interpersonal stress.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 6
- Single
- Male
- Ages 21-30
- Engagement in unprotected intercourse with a woman at least once in the past year
- Consumed alcohol at least 2 times per week in the past 30 days
- Had sex with a woman at least 2 times in the past 30 days
- A history of alcohol problems
- A medical condition and/or medications which contraindicate alcohol consumption
- In a relationship that is monogamous and has lasted longer than 6 months
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- FACTORIAL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Non-alcoholic beverage Non-alcoholic Beverage Participants will receive a beverage that does not contain alcohol (fruit juice only). Partner Positive Mood Manipulation Partner Positive Mood Manipulation Participants receive an experimental manipulation describing positive emotions in a hypothetical sexual partner. Alcoholic beverage Alcoholic Beverage Participants will receive a dose of alcohol mixed in fruit juice designed to achieve a peak breath alcohol concentration of .08%. Partner Negative Mood Manipulation Partner Negative Mood Manipulation Participants receive an experimental manipulation describing negative emotions in a hypothetical sexual partner.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Mean score of sexual risk intentions within one hour of receiving the intervention Self-reported ratings of unprotected sex likelihood in a hypothetical scenario Scale range: 1 (not at all likely) to 7 (very likely). A higher value is a worse outcome. This is one total scale (no subscales). Items are averaged to compute a mean score.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Sexual risk behavior 6 months Number of unprotected sexual intercourse events
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Arizona State University
🇺🇸Phoenix, Arizona, United States