STI-protective self-efficacy and binge drinking in a sample of university students in the United Kingdom
Journal article
Johnson, H.L., Albery, I.P., Frings, D., Moss, A.C. and Moss, A. (2018). STI-protective self-efficacy and binge drinking in a sample of university students in the United Kingdom. Sexual and Reproductive HealthCare. 17, pp. 19-25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.srhc.2018.05.004
Authors | Johnson, H.L., Albery, I.P., Frings, D., Moss, A.C. and Moss, A. |
---|---|
Abstract | Objective: Alcohol use has consistently been shown to be related to sexual risk-taking behaviours. To assess what factors may contribute to the sexual risk decision-making process, this study examined the relationships among alcohol use (frequency, quantity, and binge drinking), cognitive appraisals of sexual risk taking, sex-related alcohol expectancies, and STI-protective self-efficacy. Method: 138 sexually-active university students who drink alcohol completed scales measuring alcohol consumption, appraisals of consequences, sex-related alcohol expectancies, and items regarding STI-protective self-efficacy. Results: Increasing levels of binge drinking were negatively associated with STI-protective self-efficacy. A moderated mediation analysis revealed that for binge drinkers, stronger appraisals of the positive consequences for having sexual intercourse while intoxicated predicted lower STI-protective self-efficacy indirectly through increasing rates of sex-related alcohol risk expectancies. Conclusion: Findings provide evidence of a need to target binge drinkers and increase their STI-protective self-efficacy by shifting their focus from positive consequences to negative risk consequences of engaging in sexual intercourse while intoxicated. |
Keywords | STIs; interventions; risk behaviours; sexual behaviours; condoms; 1114 Paediatrics And Reproductive Medicine |
Year | 2018 |
Journal | Sexual and Reproductive HealthCare |
Journal citation | 17, pp. 19-25 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
ISSN | 1877-5756 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.srhc.2018.05.004 |
Web address (URL) | http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85047396085&partnerID=MN8TOARS |
Publication dates | |
22 Mar 2018 | |
2018 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 22 May 2018 |
Accepted | 21 May 2018 |
Accepted author manuscript | License File Access Level Open |
https://openresearch.lsbu.ac.uk/item/86v95
Download files
Accepted author manuscript
Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare April 2018 REVISION.docx | ||
License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | ||
File access level: Open |
229
total views120
total downloads3
views this month5
downloads this month