Department of Health Sciences, College of Human Environmental Sciences, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Department of Educational Studies in Psychology, Research Methodology, and Counseling, College of Education, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2024 Sep;85(5):627-635. doi: 10.15288/jsad.23-00260. Epub 2024 Mar 22.
External consent communication and internal consent feelings may be influenced by alcohol consumption. However, whether the way someone communicates sexual consent differs when alcohol is or is not involved is not well understood. The goal of this study was to assess the within- and between-person effects of alcohol use, gender, and sexual identity on internal and external consent.
Young adults ( = 375) completed a 10-minute web-administered survey about their internal and external consent in a recent alcohol- and non-alcohol-involved sexual encounter. External consent included five different behaviors to communicate consent. We conducted a repeated-measures analysis of variance to assess the within- and between-person effects of alcohol use, gender, and sexual identity on internal and external consent.
Internal consent did not differ across sexual experiences or identities. In alcohol-involved encounters, there was a decreased use of implicit communication. Heterosexual women used more verbal communication during alcohol encounters than during sober encounters. Compared with men, women used more nonverbal and implicit communication across encounters.
Alcohol use did not influence internal consent and was associated with a reduced use of implicit communication. The disinhibiting effects of alcohol may lead people to feel more confident and open about expressing their sexual desires. Affirmative consent initiatives can use findings to encourage more clear communication and continue to educate on gender differences in sexual consent.
饮酒可能会影响对外的同意沟通和对内的同意感受。然而，当涉及到或不涉及酒精时，人们表达性同意的方式是否存在差异，这一点还不是很清楚。本研究的目的是评估酒精使用、性别和性身份对内、外同意的个体内和个体间影响。
年轻成年人（n=375）完成了一项 10 分钟的网络调查，内容是关于他们最近一次有或没有饮酒的性经历中的内、外同意。外显同意包括五种不同的行为来传达同意。我们进行了重复测量方差分析，以评估酒精使用、性别和性身份对内、外同意的个体内和个体间影响。
内隐同意在不同的性经历或身份中没有差异。在有酒精参与的性经历中，内隐沟通的使用减少了。异性恋女性在饮酒时比在清醒时使用更多的口头沟通。与男性相比，女性在所有的性经历中都更多地使用非言语和内隐沟通。
酒精使用并没有影响内隐同意，而是与内隐沟通的使用减少有关。酒精的抑制作用可能会使人们更有信心和开放地表达他们的性欲望。肯定性同意倡议可以利用这些发现来鼓励更明确的沟通，并继续教育性别差异在性同意方面的问题。
