Does alcohol lead to sexual risk behavior? Findings from event-level research. Annu Rev Sex Res 2000;11:125-57
Date
05/16/2001Pubmed ID
11351830Pubmed Central ID
PMC2426779Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0034570084 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 281 CitationsAbstract
The belief that alcohol use leads to sexual risk behavior is nearly ubiquitous. To determine if this belief is warranted, we identify theory and research regarding the alcohol, risky-sex link. We focus our review on studies that use the event-level methodology because this approach provides a particularly sensitive but stringent test of the situational alcohol, risky-sex connection. Overall, the data from available event-level studies indicate that people who use condoms when they are sober also tend to use them when drinking; people who fail to use condoms when drinking probably also fail to use them when sober. We recognize several empirical exceptions to this rule and provide suggestions for future research.
Author List
Weinhardt LS, Carey MPAuthor
Lance S. Weinhardt MS,PhD Associate Dean for Research and Professor of Community and Behavioral Health Promotion in the Joseph. J. Zilber School of Public Health department at University of Wisconsin - MilwaukeeMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Alcohol DrinkingClinical Trials as Topic
Female
Humans
Male
Risk-Taking
Sexual Behavior
