Event-Level Associations Among Drinking Motives, Alcohol Consumption, and Condomless Anal Sex in a Sample of Young Men Who Have Sex With Men

Brian A. Feinstein; Michael E. Newcomb

doi:10.1007/s10461-017-1734-5

Event-Level Associations Among Drinking Motives, Alcohol Consumption, and Condomless Anal Sex in a Sample of Young Men Who Have Sex With Men

Brian A. Feinstein^*, Michael E. Newcomb

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Abstract

Young men who have sex with men (YMSM) are at increased risk for HIV and problematic alcohol use. Drinking motives are associated with alcohol use in cross-sectional studies, but their associations with alcohol use and condomless anal sex (CAS) at the event-level remain unclear. The current study examined these event-level associations in a sample of 189 YMSM who completed self-report measures on a daily or weekly basis for two months. Participants were recruited between August 2014 and April 2015 for a randomized trial designed to study behavioral reactivity in diary studies. YMSM consumed more alcohol on days when they drank to cope, to enhance pleasure, or to be more social. CAS with casual partners was more likely on days when they consumed more alcohol. Drinking motives were not associated with CAS. Interventions may benefit from addressing drinking motives and the influence of alcohol use on CAS in different types of relationships.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1904-1913
Number of pages	10
Journal	AIDS and behavior
Volume	21
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-017-1734-5
State	Published - Jul 1 2017

Keywords

Alcohol
Condomless anal sex
Drinking motives
Men who have sex with men
Sexual risk behavior

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Social Psychology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Infectious Diseases

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