title: Effects of alcohol, expectancies, and partner type on condom use in college males: event-level analyses.
abstract: Sexually active heterosexual college males (N = 93) provided data on over 1,500 sexual encounters. Alcohol consumption, expectancies about alcohol's impact on condom use, and partner type each contributed to use of a condom. Partner type covaried with alcohol consumption and condom use. The men consumed significantly more alcohol with new partners, followed by casual partners, and then by regular partners. In contrast, they were more likely to use condoms with new partners than with casual or regular partners. Drinking alcohol decreased condom use, but only with casual partners. Expectancies about alcohol's disinhibiting sexual effects decreased condom use as well. These data suggest that alcohol consumption does decrease condom use, particularly with casual partners and when drinkers believe alcohol alters sexual disinhibition. Improving knowledge about HIV and other STD transmission in casual partners and challenging expectancies about alcohol as a sexual disinhibitor could help decrease the spread of HIV and other STDs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA, 90045, USA. jlabrie@lmu.edu
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: LaBrie
authors.forename: Mitch
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Earleywine
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schiffman
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pedersen
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Marriot
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D017280:Condoms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003469:Culture; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007266:Inhibition, Psychological; D008297:Male; D012747:Sexual Partners / Q000523:psychology*; D047568:Unsafe Sex / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult