Postdrinking sexual perceptions and behaviors toward another person: alcohol expectancy set and gender differences.
Based on research showing that alcohol expectancy and gender both play a role in sexual perceptions, we factorially crossed the apparent drinking status of yoked pairs consisting of a participant and a target person (a confederate posing as co-participant). Alcohol expectancy interacted with gender in complex ways to influence sexual perceptions. We also found behavioral effects: Men showed more erotic material to both male and female targets than women did. Men perceived the target as more sexually aroused by erotic material than women did. Men also showed more erotic material to drinking targets than to non-drinking targets. Sexual perceptions and erotica showing behavior were correlated significantly and positively. These findings are discussed in terms of implications for postdrinking heterosexual encounters.
George
William H
WH
Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. bgeorge@u.washington.edu
Stoner
Susan A
SA
Davis
Kelly Cue
KC
Lindgren
Kristen P
KP
Norris
Jeanette
J
Lopez
Peter A
PA
D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000523:psychology*; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000523:psychology; D001143:Arousal; D004882:Erotica; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D010379:Peer Group; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012737:Sex Factors; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D012747:Sexual Partners / Q000523:psychology*; D012938:Social Perception