Effects of relationship motivation, partner familiarity, and alcohol on women's risky sexual decision making

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 723-736

  Zawacki, Tina ^a   Norris, Jeanette ^b   Hessler, Danielle M ^b,d   Morrison, Diane M ^b   Stoner, Susan A ^b,c   George, William H ^b   Davis, Kelly Cue ^b   Abdallah, Devon A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c Talaria Inc   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol myopia; Cognitive appraisals; Relationships; Sexual risk taking

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLASSIFICATION; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONDOM; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INDIVIDUALITY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; RECOGNITION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; UNSAFE SEX; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CONDOMS; DECISION MAKING; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTIVATION; NEGOTIATING; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 65549149554     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167209333043     Document Type: Article

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