Risk Factors for Consensual and Coercive Sexual Hookup Behaviors Among College Men: A Daily Diary Study.

OBJECTIVE

Hookup behaviors (HUBs; i.e., sexual activity outside an exclusive relationship with no mutual expectation of romantic commitment) are prevalent on college campuses and are linked with alcohol use and sexual assault. There is limited understanding of risk factors for consensual and coercive HUBs. We examined the proximal associations between alcohol use and consensual and coercive HUBs and the moderating influence of positive urgency and alcohol-related sexual affect and drive expectancies among college men.

METHOD

Ninety-nine college men completed a baseline assessment and 60 consecutive daily surveys assessing their alcohol use and HUBs.

RESULTS

An alcohol use day increased the odds of a consensual and coercive HUB, compared with no HUB. An alcohol use day decreased the odds of a consensual HUB versus a coercive HUB in the models that included alcohol-related sexual affect and drive expectancies. Only alcohol-related sexual affect expectancies were a significant moderator. An alcohol use day was significantly associated with a consensual HUB, compared with no HUB, among college men at low, = 0.93, = .009, OR = 2.53 (95% CI [1.27, 5.06]), and high, = 1.93, < .001, OR = 6.87 (95% CI [4.32, 10.92]), levels of alcohol-related sexual affect expectancies.

CONCLUSIONS

Results suggest that greater alcohol-related sexual affect expectancies may increase the odds of an alcohol-facilitated consensual HUB among college men. An alcohol use day increases the odds of engaging in a HUB and increases the odds of a coercive HUB, compared with a consensual HUB. Additional research is needed to identify risk factors for coercive HUBs.