Official websites use. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. Address correspondence to: Brian Borsari, Ph. The prevalence of alcohol-related regretted sex in college students warrants a better understanding of the characteristics of students who report such experiences. Women were more likely to report alcohol-related regretted sex compared to men. These findings have significant implications for intervention efforts and future research. Further, alcohol use is associated with lower sexual assertiveness Maisto et al.
Whereas sexual encounters that last only one night with a brief acquaintance or stranger e. Other common reasons for regretted sexual experiences include engaging in sexual activity with someone they normally would not have desired Workman, , failure to use a condom Morojele et al. Alcohol is a common correlate of regretted sex. To our knowledge, only one study has examined the attitudes and beliefs associated with alcohol-related regretted sex.
Alcohol expectancies are beliefs about the anticipated outcomes of alcohol consumption Cooper, Understanding the characteristics of students who report alcohol-related regretted sex is warranted, given the prevalence of this behavior and the lack of research addressing this phenomenon. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to explore correlates of regretted sexual experiences that involve alcohol use among two of the most commonly studied high-risk groups on campus, mandated and first-year volunteer college students.
We examined four hypotheses based on the existing literature. First, we hypothesized reports of alcohol-related regretted sex would be more common in mandated students, as they had already manifested problem drinking behaviors. Studies of alcohol interventions for college students typically utilize students who are mandated to intervention following an alcohol policy violation e.
Second, we hypothesized women would be more likely than men to report engaging in alcohol-related regretted sex. Research has explored whether rates of regretted sex regardless of alcohol use vary between men and women Bonomo et al. We also examined two hypotheses testing theoretical constructs. We therefore predicted that risk for regretted sex after consuming alcohol would be significantly associated with other heavy alcohol use and the experience of other drinking-related problems.
