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- Title
Acute Effects of Intoxication and Arousal on Approach/Avoidance Biases Toward Sexual Risk Stimuli in Heterosexual Men.
- Authors
Simons, Jeffrey; Maisto, Stephen; Wray, Tyler; Emery, Noah; Simons, Jeffrey S; Maisto, Stephen A; Wray, Tyler B; Emery, Noah N
- Abstract
This study tested the effects of alcohol intoxication and physiological arousal on cognitive biases toward erotic stimuli and condoms. Ninety-seven heterosexual men were randomized to 1 of 6 independent conditions in a 2 (high arousal or control) × 3 (alcohol target BAC = 0.08, placebo, or juice control) design and then completed a variant of the Approach-Avoidance Task (AAT). The AAT assessed reaction times toward approaching and avoiding erotic stimuli and condoms with a joystick. Consistent with hypotheses, the alcohol condition exhibited an approach bias toward erotic stimuli, whereas the control and placebo groups exhibited an approach bias toward condom stimuli. Similarly, the participants in the high arousal condition exhibited an approach bias toward erotic stimuli and the low arousal control condition exhibited an approach bias toward condoms. The results suggest that acute changes in intoxication and physiological arousal independently foster biased responding toward sexual stimuli and these biases are associated with sexual risk intentions.
- Subjects
ALCOHOLIC intoxication; SEXUAL excitement; UNSAFE sex; HETEROSEXUAL men; REACTION time; PLACEBOS; CONTROL groups; CONDOM use; AROUSAL (Physiology); COMPARATIVE studies; CONDOMS; ETHANOL; HETEROSEXUALITY; INTENTION; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL cooperation; RESEARCH; RESEARCH funding; RISK-taking behavior; HUMAN sexuality; EVALUATION research; RANDOMIZED controlled trials; RELATIVE medical risk; PROMPTS (Psychology); PSYCHOLOGY
- Publication
Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2016, Vol 45, Issue 1, p43
- ISSN
0004-0002
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s10508-014-0477-x