Alcohol & Men's Sexual Risk Behaviors

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

320 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-06-17

Study Completion Date

2027-12-31

Brief Summary

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This project extends the investigators' previous research regarding the intersecting risks of alcohol, sexual risk behavior (SRB), and sexual aggression (SA) in male drinkers who have sex with women by examining the mediating and moderating roles of both intrapersonal and interpersonal emotional factors. While independent streams of research consistently document alcohol's role in SRB and SA, the investigators' work has demonstrated that these behaviors are related, and that alcohol exacerbates their likelihood both independently and synergistically. The researchers' investigations focus on a particular type of SRB: men's resistance to condom use with female partners who want to have protected sex. Condom use resistance (CUR) is common and normative among young male drinkers, with up to 80% of men reporting engaging in CUR. Of particular concern, research demonstrates that up to 42% of men report using coercive CUR tactics such as emotional manipulation, deception, condom sabotage, and force to obtain unprotected sex. Investigators will evaluate hypotheses that distal and proximal emotional and alcohol factors influence in-the-moment SRB/CUR intentions as well as daily alcohol use and SRB/CUR. The investigators will also examine whether the relationships among assessed variables are similar across experimental and naturalistic settings. That is, investigate the extent to which men's responses in the lab parallel their real-world drinking and SRB/CUR behaviors, particularly regarding self and partner emotions, empathy, and interpersonal stress.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Sexual Behavior Alcohol Drinking Sexual Aggression Emotions

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

FACTORIAL

Primary Study Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Alcoholic beverage

Participants will receive a dose of alcohol mixed in fruit juice designed to achieve a peak breath alcohol concentration of .08%.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Alcoholic Beverage

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will consume an alcoholic beverage (vodka mixed with fruit juice) that is the equivalent of 3-4 standard alcoholic drinks based on their body weight.

Non-alcoholic beverage

Participants will receive a beverage that does not contain alcohol (fruit juice only).

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Non-alcoholic Beverage

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will consume a nonalcoholic beverage (fruit juice) that is the isovolemic equivalent of 3-4 standard alcoholic drinks based on their body weight.

Partner Negative Mood Manipulation

Participants receive an experimental manipulation describing negative emotions in a hypothetical sexual partner.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Partner Negative Mood Manipulation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will engage in a laboratory task and will then report their own and their partner's emotions following the task.

Partner Positive Mood Manipulation

Participants receive an experimental manipulation describing positive emotions in a hypothetical sexual partner.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Partner Positive Mood Manipulation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will engage in a laboratory task and will then report their own and their partner's emotions following the task.

Interventions

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Alcoholic Beverage

Participants will consume an alcoholic beverage (vodka mixed with fruit juice) that is the equivalent of 3-4 standard alcoholic drinks based on their body weight.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Non-alcoholic Beverage

Participants will consume a nonalcoholic beverage (fruit juice) that is the isovolemic equivalent of 3-4 standard alcoholic drinks based on their body weight.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Partner Negative Mood Manipulation

Participants will engage in a laboratory task and will then report their own and their partner's emotions following the task.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Partner Positive Mood Manipulation

Participants will engage in a laboratory task and will then report their own and their partner's emotions following the task.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Single
* Male
* Ages 21-30
* Engagement in unprotected intercourse with a woman at least once in the past year
* Consumed alcohol at least 1 time per week in the past 30 days
* Had sex with a woman at least 2 times in the past 30 days

Exclusion Criteria

* A history of alcohol problems
* A medical condition and/or medications which contraindicate alcohol consumption
* In a relationship that is monogamous and has lasted longer than 6 months

Minimum Eligible Age

21 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

30 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No