Alcohol use and high-risk sexual behavior among collegiate women: a review of research on alcohol myopia theory.
A review of current English literature in the areas of high-risk alcohol use and sexual behavior was conducted from September 2007 to December 2008.


OBJECTIVE
The purpose was to specifically review studies that used alcohol myopia theory (AMT) as the theoretical perspective from which they were evaluated and analyzed.


METHODS
Collegiate women were the population of interest in the review.


METHODS
Literature was acquired through searches within the Academic Search Premier and PubMed databases using the keywords "college," "women," "risk," "alcohol," "sex," and "alcohol myopia."


RESULTS
RESULTS articulate the high prevalence of negative sexual consequences related to alcohol use among college-aged women and the utility of AMT.


CONCLUSIONS
Future interventions aimed at decreasing high-risk alcohol and sexual behaviors among college women should incorporate AMT. Continued theory-based research examining the relationship between alcohol use and sexual behavior is needed to inform future interventions and better understand why college women continue to consume high levels of alcohol and engage in risky sexual behaviors despite the threat of negative consequences.
Griffin
Jessica A
JA
Higher Education Administration Program, Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Technology Studies, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, USA. griff084@crimson.ua.edu
Umstattd
M Renée
MR
Usdan
Stuart L
SL
D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D017280:Condoms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D013334:Students; D014495:Universities