Stoner Susan A, George William H, Peters Laura M, Norris Jeanette
Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Box 351525, Seattle, WA 98195-1525, USA.
AIDS Behav. 2007 Mar;11(2):227-37. doi: 10.1007/s10461-006-9137-z.
The interaction of sexual fear and acute alcohol intoxication on the likelihood of risky sexual behavior was explored. Participants (Ps; N = 115) completed a measure of sexual fears and were randomly assigned to no-, low-, or high-dose alcohol conditions. Ps then read an eroticized vignette, where they were the protagonist, and rated their likelihood of sex with a new partner when no condom was available. Controlling for gender and social desirability, compared to sober Ps, highly intoxicated Ps indicated that they were more likely to engage in risky sexual behaviors. Sexual fear was modestly negatively related to risky sex likelihood among sober or mildly intoxicated Ps but strongly positively related to risky sex likelihood among highly intoxicated Ps. Findings underscore the notion that alcohol affects different types of individuals differently and indicate that alcohol may foster sexual risk-taking, in part, by attenuating or counteracting fear or anxiety.
本研究探讨了性恐惧与急性酒精中毒对危险性行为可能性的相互作用。参与者(N = 115)完成了一项性恐惧测量,并被随机分配到无酒精、低剂量酒精或高剂量酒精条件下。然后,参与者阅读了一篇以他们为主角的色情短文,并评估在没有避孕套的情况下与新伴侣发生性行为的可能性。在控制性别和社会期望后,与清醒的参与者相比,高度醉酒的参与者表示他们更有可能从事危险性行为。性恐惧与清醒或轻度醉酒参与者的危险性行为可能性呈适度负相关,但与高度醉酒参与者的危险性行为可能性呈强烈正相关。研究结果强调了酒精对不同类型个体影响不同的观点,并表明酒精可能部分通过减轻或抵消恐惧或焦虑来促进性冒险行为。