"About last night": the social ecology of sexual behavior relative to alcohol use among adolescents and young adults in substance abuse treatment.
Data were collected in face-to-face interviews from 120 substance-abusing adolescents and young adults (87 men, 33 women; M age = 17.2 years old) recruited from residential and nonresidential treatment facilities in South Florida. Participants described two recent sexual events, one with and one without concurrent alcohol use. Participants described social aspects of these sexual events, actual and intended behaviors, and their feelings about sex in the two alcohol-use contexts. High levels of discrete, risky behaviors occurred in both contexts. Event analysis produced only limited evidence suggesting a higher level of risk in the alcohol-use context. Participants reported less positive feelings about sex when alcohol was used.
Tubman
J G
JG
Department of Psychology, Florida International University, Miami 33199, USA. tubman@servax.fiu.edu
Langer
L M
LM
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology / Q000635:transmission; D015438:Health Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012931:Social Environment; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers