TY - JOUR
T1 - Sex-related alcohol expectancies among African American women attending an urban STI clinic
AU - Hutton, Heidi E.
AU - McCaul, Mary E.
AU - Norris, Jeanette
AU - Valliant, Julia D.
AU - Abrefa-Gyan, Tina
AU - Chander, Geetanjali
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA R01AA018632.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality.
PY - 2015/6/13
Y1 - 2015/6/13
N2 - African American women are disproportionately affected by human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Alcohol use is a significant risk factor for HIV/STI acquisition. Sex-related alcohol expectancies (SRAEs) may partially account for alcohol-related risky sexual behaviors. Using qualitative interviews we explored the link between alcohol use and risky sex among 20 African American women attending an STI clinic who had consumed four or more alcoholic drinks per drinking day (binge drinking) and/or reported vaginal or anal sex while under the influence of alcohol. Four SRAEs emerged, which we named drink for sexual desire, drink for sexual power, drink for sexual excuse, and drink for anal sex. While the desire SRAE has been documented, this study identified three additional SRAEs not currently assessed by expectancy questionnaires. These SRAEs may contribute to high-risk sex when under the influence of alcohol and suggests the importance of developing integrated alcohol-sexual risk reduction interventions for high-risk women.
AB - African American women are disproportionately affected by human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Alcohol use is a significant risk factor for HIV/STI acquisition. Sex-related alcohol expectancies (SRAEs) may partially account for alcohol-related risky sexual behaviors. Using qualitative interviews we explored the link between alcohol use and risky sex among 20 African American women attending an STI clinic who had consumed four or more alcoholic drinks per drinking day (binge drinking) and/or reported vaginal or anal sex while under the influence of alcohol. Four SRAEs emerged, which we named drink for sexual desire, drink for sexual power, drink for sexual excuse, and drink for anal sex. While the desire SRAE has been documented, this study identified three additional SRAEs not currently assessed by expectancy questionnaires. These SRAEs may contribute to high-risk sex when under the influence of alcohol and suggests the importance of developing integrated alcohol-sexual risk reduction interventions for high-risk women.
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U2 - 10.1080/00224499.2014.931336
DO - 10.1080/00224499.2014.931336
M3 - Article
C2 - 25110958
AN - SCOPUS:84929607307
SN - 0022-4499
VL - 52
SP - 580
EP - 589
JO - Journal of Sex Research
JF - Journal of Sex Research
IS - 5
ER -