TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Sexual risk at first coitus: does alcohol make a difference?
JO  - Journal of Adolescence
A1  - Livingston, Jennifer A.
A1  - Testa, Maria
A1  - Windle, Michael
A1  - Bay-Cheng, Laina Y.
SP  - 148
EP  - 158
VL  - 43
IS  - 
N2  - 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.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0140-1971
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2015.05.018
ID  - ref1
ER  -