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Trial reportArchives of sexual behavior2016

Acute Effects of Intoxication and Arousal on Approach/Avoidance Biases Toward Sexual Risk Stimuli in Heterosexual Men.

Jeffrey S Simons, Stephen A Maisto, Tyler B Wray, Noah N Emery

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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In one paragraph

Trial report in Archives of sexual behavior, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed.

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  10. Can cognitive bias modification simultaneously target two behaviors? Approach bias retraining for alcohol and condom use.Clinical psychological science : a journal of the Association for Psychological Science · 2019
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  12. Daily associations between alcohol and sexual behavior in young adults.Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology · 2018
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Jeffrey S SimonsDepartment of Psychology, University of South Dakota, 414 East Clark Street, Vermillion, SD, 57069, USA. jsimons@usd.edu.
Stephen A MaistoPsychology Department, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA.
Tyler B WrayDepartment of Psychology, University of South Dakota, 414 East Clark Street, Vermillion, SD, 57069, USA.
Noah N EmeryDepartment of Psychology, University of South Dakota, 414 East Clark Street, Vermillion, SD, 57069, USA.

Funding

Research and Mentoring on Alcohol Clinical and Human Laboratory ResearchK05AA016928 · NIAAA · SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY · PI MAISTO, STEPHEN A · 2008 to 2017
$2.1M
Traumatic Stress and Alcohol Problems: Between- and Within- Person AssociationsR01AA020519 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA · PI SIMONS, JEFFREY S · 2012 to 2015
$1.6M
Self-control and alcohol problems: Psychological mechanismsR01AA017433 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA · PI SIMONS, JEFFREY S · 2009 to 2010
$1.1M
Effects of alcohol intoxication and arousal on discounting and risk behaviorF31AA020151 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA · PI WRAY, TYLER BLAKE · 2011 to 2012
$41k
NIAAA NIH HHS 2K05 AA16928NIAAA NIH HHS F31 AA020151NIAAA NIH HHS F31AA020151NIAAA NIH HHS K05 AA016928NIAAA NIH HHS R01 AA017433NIAAA NIH HHS R01AA017433NIAAA NIH HHS R01 AA020519
6 · The paper itself

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.

Indexed as

AdultAlcoholic IntoxicationArousalCondomsCuesEthanolHeterosexualityHumansIntentionMaleRiskRisk-TakingSexual BehaviorYoung AdultEthanolAlcohol administrationImplicit associationsRisky sex

Identifiers

PMID25808719
PMCPMC4583824

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