Sexual Risk at First Coitus: Does Alcohol Make a Difference?

Overview

Journal J Adolesc

Publisher Elsevier

Specialty Pediatrics

Date 2015 Jul 1

PMID 26121927

Citations 12

Authors

Jennifer A Livingston

Maria Testa

Michael Windle

Laina Y Bay-Cheng

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Abstract

This study examines whether use of alcohol at first coitus is associated with increased sexual risk for young women. First coitus is the focus of the investigation because it is a memorable, formative experience that has implications for subsequent sexual health. A community sample of young women ages 18-19 years (N = 227) completed retrospective interviews. Characteristics and perceptions of the first coital event were examined using chi squares and one-way multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) to determine if there were differences based on alcohol-involvement. Alcohol-involved first coitus events occurred in social settings with risky partners, were rated less positively, and were non-consensual relative to those that did not involve alcohol. Alcohol use was not related to condom use. Alcohol-involvement was associated with subsequent pairing of alcohol with sex and incapacitated rape. Adolescent alcohol use occurs in contexts that increases young women's sexual risk through exposure to risky partners.

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