Alcohol Consumption and Negative Sex-Related Consequences Among College Women: The Moderating Role of Alcohol Protective Behavioral Strategies

Authors

Kayla D. Moorer, University of Southern MississippiFollow
Michael B. Madson, University of Southern MississippiFollow
Richard S. Mohn, University of Southern MississippiFollow
B.C. NicholsonFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-1-2013

School

Psychology

Abstract

Alcohol protective behavioral strategies (PBS) limit overall negative consequences; however, less is known about the relationship between PBS and negative sex-related consequences. The purpose of the current study was to examine the moderating effects of 2 distinct types of PBS—controlled consumption strategies and serious harm reduction strategies—on the relationship between alcohol consumption and alcohol-related risky sexual behavior and sexual victimization. Participants were 459 undergraduate women (ages 18–25) who had consumed alcohol within the past 30 days. Both types of PBS significantly qualified the alcohol-sexual victimization link, but neither type of PBS qualified the alcohol-risky sexual behavior link.

Publication Title

Journal of drug education

Volume

43

Issue

4

First Page

365

Last Page

383

Recommended Citation

Moorer, K. D., Madson, M. B., Mohn, R. S., Nicholson, B. (2013). Alcohol Consumption and Negative Sex-Related Consequences Among College Women: The Moderating Role of Alcohol Protective Behavioral Strategies. Journal of drug education, 43(4), 365-383.
Available at: https://aquila.usm.edu/fac_pubs/19625