title: The Association between Alcohol and Sexual Risk Behaviors among College Students: A Review.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Alcohol use is prevalent among college students and may contribute to sexual risk behavior engagement. A narrative review of the recent empirical literature examining the association between alcohol use and sexual risk behaviors among college student samples was conducted. The purpose of this review was to: (a) review studies examining the association between alcohol use and risky sexual behaviors; and (b) overview research investigating alcohol expectancies and partner characteristics as factors that may influence the alcohol-risky sex relation among college students.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Findings regarding the direct link between alcohol use and sexual risk behaviors were mixed. Results suggest a more nuanced association between alcohol and risky sexual behaviors that is influenced by alcohol expectancies and partner characteristics.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Results highlight the importance of considering additional factors that may influence the alcohol-risky sex relation. Future interventions targeting alcohol-related sexual risk behavior engagement among college students are needed.
authors.affiliation: Addiction Sciences Division, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Cincinnati, Ohio USA.
authors.forename: Nicole K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Gause
authors.affiliation: Wright State University, Fairborn, Ohio USA.
authors.forename: Nathan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Northern
keywords: Alcohol; Alcohol Expectancies; College Students; Condom Use; Partner Characteristics; Risky Sexual Behaviors