Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University ofWashington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
Psychol Addict Behav. 2010 Jun;24(2):229-38. doi: 10.1037/a0018361.
Alcohol use has been implicated as a risk factor for sexual negative consequences, such as unprotected sexual intercourse. The present research was conducted to examine the relationship between drinking protective behavioral strategies and consensual sex-related alcohol negative consequences, and whether this relationship varied by gender. Additionally, typical number of drinks during sexual behavior was evaluated as a potential mediator of this association. Heavy drinking, sexually active college students (N = 297, 50.2% women) completed self-report measures of drinking protective behavioral strategies, alcohol consumption, and sex-related alcohol negative consequences. Findings indicated that women who used drinking protective behavioral strategies more frequently were less likely to experience sex-related alcohol negative consequences whereas this relationship was not significant for men. For women, this relationship was mediated by the typical number of drinks consumed during sexual behavior. The current research demonstrates that use of drinking protective behavioral strategies is related to a reduction in women's sex-related risks when drinking. Findings are discussed in terms of alcohol myopia theory. Implications for interventions aimed to reduce higher risk sexual behavior among college students are discussed.
饮酒已被认为是性负面后果（如无保护性行为）的一个风险因素。本研究旨在检验饮酒保护性行为策略与酒后性行为相关负面后果之间的关系，以及这种关系是否因性别而异。此外，还评估了性行为期间典型的饮酒量是否是这种关联的潜在中介因素。研究对象为大量饮酒且有过性经历的大学生（N=297，女性占 50.2%），他们完成了关于饮酒保护性行为策略、饮酒量和酒后性行为相关负面后果的自我报告式测量。结果表明，经常使用饮酒保护性行为策略的女性更不可能经历酒后性行为相关的负面后果，而对于男性来说，这种关系并不显著。对于女性来说，这种关系受到性行为期间典型饮酒量的中介作用。本研究表明，在女性饮酒时，使用饮酒保护性行为策略与降低酒后性行为风险有关。根据酒精近视理论对研究结果进行了讨论。还讨论了针对大学生减少高风险性行为的干预措施的意义。
