Cottonham Danielle P, Madson Michael B, Nicholson Bonnie C, Mohn Richard S
a The University of Southern Mississippi , Hattiesburg , Mississippi.
J Ethn Subst Abuse. 2018 Oct-Dec;17(4):389-400. doi: 10.1080/15332640.2016.1255580. Epub 2017 Feb 6.
African American college women are experiencing sex-related negative consequences at alarming rates. Alcohol use and alcohol-related sex expectancies are predictors of risky sexual behavior among college women; however, African American college women are often underrepresented in empirical studies. The purpose of the present study was to examine the link between alcohol-related sex expectancies (i.e., enhancement, sexual risk taking, and disinhibition expectancies), alcohol use, and risky sexual behavior among a sample of 222 sexually active African American female college drinkers. Participants completed measures assessing alcohol-related sex expectancies, typical weekly drinking, harmful alcohol use, and risky sexual behavior. Results indicated that combined sexual risk taking and disinhibition alcohol-related sex expectancies predicted both typical weekly drinking and harmful alcohol use. In addition, enhancement alcohol-related sex expectancies and harmful alcohol use predicted risky sexual behavior; however, typical weekly drinking did not. Clinical and research implications are discussed.
非裔美国女大学生正以惊人的速度经历与性相关的负面后果。饮酒及与酒精相关的性预期是女大学生危险性行为的预测因素；然而，在实证研究中，非裔美国女大学生的代表性往往不足。本研究的目的是在222名有性活动的非裔美国女大学生饮酒者样本中，考察与酒精相关的性预期（即增强、性冒险和去抑制预期）、饮酒与危险性行为之间的联系。参与者完成了评估与酒精相关的性预期、典型每周饮酒量、有害饮酒及危险性行为的测量。结果表明，性冒险和去抑制的与酒精相关的性预期相结合，预测了典型每周饮酒量和有害饮酒情况。此外，增强的与酒精相关的性预期和有害饮酒预测了危险性行为；然而，典型每周饮酒量则不然。文中讨论了临床和研究意义。
