Corbin William R, Scott Caitlin J, Treat Teresa A
Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona.
Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.
J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2016 Jul;77(4):629-37. doi: 10.15288/jsad.2016.77.629.
Prior studies have demonstrated an association between high-risk sexual behavior and alcohol use, and there is emerging evidence that dating status and sexual behavior are related to risk for subsequent alcohol use. However, relatively little is known regarding the specific attitudinal or behavioral indicators of alcohol-related risk associated with sexual behavior. The present study distinguished between sociosexual attitudes and sociosexual behaviors, two aspects of sexual risk that may contribute to individual differences in drinking behavior. The primary hypothesis was that sociosexual attitudes would indirectly contribute to heavier drinking through greater engagement in sociosexual behaviors.
Study hypotheses were tested using baseline data from an alcohol challenge study in a sample of young adult heavy drinkers (n = 211, 73.7% male). Participants completed surveys assessing typical drinking behavior and both sociosexual attitudes and sociosexual behaviors.
As hypothesized, sociosexual attitudes were indirectly related to heavier alcohol use through greater engagement in sociosexual behavior. However, the relation between sociosexual attitudes and sociosexual behaviors was stronger for men, as were the indirect effects of sociosexual attitudes on drinking behavior.
Engagement in sociosexual behavior appears to be a risk factor for heavy alcohol use. This highlights the potential utility of targeted alcohol interventions in settings associated with sexual risk, including sexually transmitted infection clinics and college campuses. Future research should explore the mechanisms through which sociosexual behaviors contribute to drinking outcomes to further inform targeted alcohol interventions and to bolster protective factors among those who engage in sociosexual behaviors.
先前的研究已经证明高危性行为与饮酒之间存在关联，并且有新证据表明约会状况和性行为与后续饮酒风险有关。然而，关于与性行为相关的酒精相关风险的具体态度或行为指标，我们所知相对较少。本研究区分了社交性行为态度和社交性行为，这两个性风险方面可能导致饮酒行为的个体差异。主要假设是，社交性行为态度会通过更多地参与社交性行为而间接导致饮酒量增加。
使用一项酒精激发研究的基线数据对研究假设进行检验，该研究的样本为年轻成年酗酒者（n = 211，73.7%为男性）。参与者完成了评估典型饮酒行为以及社交性行为态度和社交性行为的调查。
正如假设的那样，社交性行为态度通过更多地参与社交性行为与饮酒量增加间接相关。然而，社交性行为态度与社交性行为之间的关系在男性中更强，社交性行为态度对饮酒行为的间接影响也是如此。
参与社交性行为似乎是大量饮酒的一个风险因素。这凸显了在与性风险相关的场所，包括性传播感染诊所和大学校园，进行有针对性的酒精干预的潜在效用。未来的研究应该探索社交性行为导致饮酒结果的机制，以便为有针对性的酒精干预提供更多信息，并加强参与社交性行为者的保护因素。
