Study of Alcohols Impact on Sexual Risk and Aggression in Single Male Drinkers Ages 21 to 30

What this Trial Is About

Researchers are studying the relationship between alcohol use, sexual risk behavior, and sexual aggression among male drinkers who have sex with women. This study focuses on understanding how emotional factors may influence mens intentions and behaviors regarding condom use resistance, including coercive tactics like emotional manipulation and force. The study aims to explore these behaviors both in controlled laboratory settings and in real-world contexts to better understand how emotions and alcohol interact to affect sexual risk behaviors. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either an alcoholic beverage designed to reach a specific blood alcohol level or a similar non-alcoholic fruit juice. Additionally, participants will experience experimental tasks involving manipulations of a hypothetical sexual partners emotional state, either negative or positive. These interventions are designed to assess how alcohol and partner emotions affect sexual risk intentions and behaviors. During the study, participants will complete laboratory tasks and report on their own and their partners emotions. The primary outcome is the measurement of sexual risk intentions within one hour after receiving the intervention. Researchers will also track sexual risk behaviors over a six-month period to observe longer-term effects. The study is sponsored by Arizona State University and involves men aged 21 to 30 who meet specific behavioral criteria.

Alcohol & Men's Sexual Risk Behaviors