%0 Journal Article %J J Interpers Violence %D 2012 %T Men's alcohol intoxication and condom use during sexual assault perpetration. %A Davis, Kelly Cue %A Kiekel, Preston A %A Schraufnagel, Trevor J %A Norris, Jeanette %A George, William H %A Kajumulo, Kelly F %K Adult %K Alcohol Drinking %K Alcoholic Intoxication %K Condoms %K Crime Victims %K Humans %K Internal-External Control %K Male %K Prevalence %K Rape %K Risk-Taking %K Sex Offenses %K Sexual Partners %K Young Adult %X

We assessed the association between alcohol consumption and condom use during penetrative sexual assault acts perpetrated by young adult men. Men aged 21 to 35 who reported inconsistent condom use and heavy episodic drinking (N = 225) completed a questionnaire assessing their perpetration of sexual assault since the age of 15, their consumption of alcohol prior to these acts, and their use of condoms during acts involving penetration. Descriptive statistics and Pearson's chi-square tests were used to examine the simultaneous use of alcohol and condom nonuse during penetrative sexual assault acts. More than one third of respondents reported perpetrating at least one penetrative sexual assault 35.6% (n = 79). Condoms were not used in 70.0% of penetrative sexual assaults. When they had consumed alcohol, perpetrators were significantly less likely to use condoms. The sexual assaults reported by this sample typically consisted of perpetrator alcohol consumption and the nonuse of condoms. Programs targeting sexual health and assault risk reduction would be enhanced by addressing this interplay of alcohol, violence, and risk.

%B J Interpers Violence %V 27 %P 2790-806 %8 2012 Sep %G eng %N 14 %R 10.1177/0886260512438277 %0 Journal Article %J Exp Clin Psychopharmacol %D 2011 %T The effects of acute alcohol intoxication, partner risk level, and general intention to have unprotected sex on women's sexual decision making with a new partner. %A Purdie, Michele Parkhill %A Norris, Jeanette %A Davis, Kelly Cue %A Zawacki, Tina %A Morrison, Diane M %A George, William H %A Kiekel, Preston A %K Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome %K Adult %K Alcohol Drinking %K Alcoholic Intoxication %K Alcoholism %K Breath Tests %K Central Nervous System Depressants %K Cognition %K Computers %K Condoms %K Decision Making %K Dose-Response Relationship, Drug %K Ethanol %K Female %K HIV Infections %K Humans %K Intention %K Models, Psychological %K Risk %K Risk-Taking %K Sexual Behavior %K Sexual Partners %K Software %K Unsafe Sex %K Young Adult %X

Women account for a quarter of all new HIV/AIDS cases, with approximately 65% having contracted the infection via heterosexual contact. Few experimental studies have examined interactions among background, partner, and situational characteristics in predicting women's sexual decisions. The Cognitive Mediation Model provides a useful theoretical framework for assessing likelihood of unprotected sex. Female social drinkers (n = 230) who had answered questions related to their general intention to have unprotected sex were randomly assigned to an experimental condition based on partner risk level (unknown, low, high) and beverage (control, placebo, low dose, high dose). Participants projected themselves into a story depicting a sexual situation with a man and answered questions about their cognitive appraisals, assertive condom request, and likelihood of unprotected sex. Alcohol effects on appraisal of sexual potential differed by partner risk condition. In the unknown and low risk conditions, placebo and alcohol participants appraised the situation as having greater sexual potential than controls whereas in the high risk condition, only those who consumed alcohol did so. Sexual potential appraisals in turn predicted impelling cognitions about having sex, which in turn predicted assertive condom request and unprotected sex intentions. General intention for unprotected sex independently predicted cognitive appraisals and outcomes. These findings highlight the need for prevention programs that focus on teaching women how to pay attention and consider sexual risk cues presented by potential partners, particularly when under the influence of alcohol.

%B Exp Clin Psychopharmacol %V 19 %P 378-88 %8 2011 Oct %G eng %N 5 %R 10.1037/a0024792