Sexual Hookups and Alcohol Consumption Among African American and Caucasian College Students: A Pilot Study.
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| Title: | Sexual Hookups and Alcohol Consumption Among African American and Caucasian College Students: A Pilot Study. |
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| Authors: | Thomson Ross, Lisa (AUTHOR), Zeigler, Stephanie (AUTHOR), Kolak, Amy M. (AUTHOR), Epstein, Dryden (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Journal of Psychology. Sep2015, Vol. 149 Issue 6, p582-600. 19p. 5 Charts. |
| Subjects: | Alcohol drinking, College students' sexual behavior, Promiscuity, Demography, Psychology of African Americans, Caucasian race |
| Abstract: | This study investigated college students’ sexual hooking up and its associations with alcohol consumption for men and women; furthermore, potential differences related to ethnicity were investigated. Students at a midsized southeastern university who identified as Caucasian or African American (N= 227) completed a survey assessing sexual behavior, demographics, and alcohol consumption. Heavy drinking was associated with ever hooking up, number of hookup partners, hookup frequency, and level of sexual contact during hooking up for Caucasian students, but not for their African American peers. Among Caucasians, moderate drinking men reported more intense sexual contact during hookups than their female peers who were moderate drinkers; sexual contact levels were more similar for men and women who were either nondrinkers or heavy drinkers. Limitations and strengths are discussed, as are ideas for future studies on hooking up and for educational efforts to protect against potentially negative outcomes of hooking up. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | This study investigated college students’ sexual hooking up and its associations with alcohol consumption for men and women; furthermore, potential differences related to ethnicity were investigated. Students at a midsized southeastern university who identified as Caucasian or African American (N= 227) completed a survey assessing sexual behavior, demographics, and alcohol consumption. Heavy drinking was associated with ever hooking up, number of hookup partners, hookup frequency, and level of sexual contact during hooking up for Caucasian students, but not for their African American peers. Among Caucasians, moderate drinking men reported more intense sexual contact during hookups than their female peers who were moderate drinkers; sexual contact levels were more similar for men and women who were either nondrinkers or heavy drinkers. Limitations and strengths are discussed, as are ideas for future studies on hooking up and for educational efforts to protect against potentially negative outcomes of hooking up. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 00223980 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00223980.2014.946461 |
