Department of Psychology, Division of Population Health Sciences, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 123 Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, Ireland.
J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2010 May;71(3):357-65. doi: 10.15288/jsad.2010.71.357.
The present study examined the link between alcohol consumption and condom use, testing whether partner type suppresses the effects of alcohol consumption on condom use. This study also sought to determine whether the effects of alcohol on condom use during casual sex remain after adjusting for condom-use intentions and planning or preparatory behaviors, such as having a condom available.
A retrospective, cross-sectional study design was used. A subset of participants aged 19-30 years from the national Irish Study of Sexual Health and Relationships were recontacted (n = 388). Telephone interviews regarding participants' most recent sexual event in their normal social environment (i.e., not on holidays) were conducted (n = 362). Partnership type was defined as "just met," "casual," or "steady." Men comprised 51% of the sample. The mean age was 23.9 years.
Both alcohol consumption and condom use were more common in casual sexual events than steady sexual events. In addition, partnership type was found to suppress the effects of alcohol consumption on condom use, such that the relationship between alcohol consumption and condom use became significant and negative only after controlling for partner type. Furthermore, the negative effects of alcohol consumption on condom use during casual sex remained after adjusting for condom-use intentions and planning.
These findings illustrate the complexity of the relationship between alcohol consumption and condom use, highlighting the importance of contextual factors such as partner type. Furthermore, the effects of alcohol on condom use during casual sex cannot be explained by the fact that such events tend to be more spontaneous and less planned.
本研究考察了饮酒与使用安全套之间的关联，检验了伴侣类型是否抑制了饮酒对使用安全套的影响。本研究还试图确定在调整了使用安全套的意图、计划或准备行为（如准备安全套）后，酒精对随意性行为中使用安全套的影响是否仍然存在。
采用回顾性、横断面研究设计。从全国爱尔兰性健康和性关系研究中重新联系了年龄在 19-30 岁的参与者子集（n=388）。对参与者在正常社交环境（即在假期之外）中最近一次性活动进行了电话访谈（n=362）。将伴侣类型定义为“刚刚认识”、“随意”或“稳定”。样本中男性占 51%。平均年龄为 23.9 岁。
在随意性行为中，饮酒和使用安全套更为常见，而在稳定的性行为中则较少。此外，还发现伴侣类型抑制了饮酒对使用安全套的影响，即只有在控制了伴侣类型后，饮酒与使用安全套之间的关系才变得显著且呈负相关。此外，在调整了使用安全套的意图和计划后，酒精对随意性行为中使用安全套的负面影响仍然存在。
这些发现说明了饮酒与使用安全套之间关系的复杂性，突出了伴侣类型等情境因素的重要性。此外，酒精对随意性行为中使用安全套的影响不能用这种行为往往更自发和计划性较低来解释。
