Self-Reported Alcohol Use and Sexual Behaviors of Adolescents

Datos Bibliográficos

ID13660937
AutoresMichael S Dunn (0000-0003-2456-0259, East Tennessee State University, autor de correspondencia), R Todd Bartee (0000-0002-9382-2323, University of Wyoming), Michael A Perko (Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, University of North Carolina at Wilmington)
Año2003
Volumen92
Número1
Páginas339-348
Fecha de publicación2003-02-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaPsychological Reports (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2466/pr0.2003.92.1.339
PMID12674302
OpenAlexW2130420387
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas12
Referencias citadas15

Research has demonstrated a relation between alcohol use and engaging in high-risk sexual behaviors. Alcohol use, especially binge drinking, has been linked to a host of problems including high-risk sexual behavior, date rape, and academic problems. As such, the purpose of this study was to provide a descriptive profile of alcohol consumption among adolescents and to examine the relations of alcohol use (lifetime, current, binge) with sexual activity variables (sexual initiation, multiple sex partners, condom use, and pregnancy) among adolescents completing the 1993-1999 Youth Risk Behavior Survey. Analysis showed alcohol use was associated with high-risk sexual activity. Binge drinking had stronger relations with sexual activity variables than lifetime use and current use of alcohol. This result is of particular concern, in that binge drinking has been implicated in many problem behaviors. As such, it is of great importance to intervene in the high-risk practices of adolescents before problems occur

Alcohol · Alcohol consumption · Binge drinking · Condom · Developmental psychology · Environmental health · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Poison control · Sexual behavior · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Clinical Psychology · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine · Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects · Psychology · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes