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Daily Associations Between Drinking and Sex Among College Students: A Longitudinal Measurement Burst Design
Author(s) -
Patrick Megan E.,
Maggs Jennifer L.,
Lefkowitz Eva S.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of research on adolescence
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.342
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1532-7795
pISSN - 1050-8392
DOI - 10.1111/jora.12135
Subject(s) - binge drinking , psychology , odds , longitudinal study , expectancy theory , developmental psychology , sexual behavior , alcohol , multilevel model , clinical psychology , demography , injury prevention , poison control , social psychology , logistic regression , medicine , environmental health , biochemistry , chemistry , pathology , machine learning , sociology , computer science
Daily links between alcohol use and sexual behaviors were examined in a longitudinal study of college students. Hierarchical linear models predicted sexual behaviors by characteristics of persons ( N = 731, Level 3), semesters ( N = 4,345, Level 2), and days ( N = 56,372, Level 1). On a given day, consuming more drinks and binge drinking were associated with greater odds of kissing, touching, oral sex, and penetrative sex. Consistent with alcohol myopia and expectancy theories, associations between binge drinking and sexual behaviors were stronger for students not in romantic relationships, for students with stronger alcohol–sex expectancies, and for oral and penetrative sex. Findings suggest that within‐day links between alcohol use and sexual behaviors are evident across college, with variations based on individual and relationship factors.