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ArticleArchives of sexual behavior2025

Sexual Self-Objectification and Sex-Related Drinking Motives Among College Women: Do Emotion Regulation and Distress Tolerance Matter?

Rorah W Ndungu, Julia F Hammett, Anna K Peddle, Anna E Jaffe, Jennifer C Duckworth, Cynthia A Stappenbeck

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Rorah W NdunguDepartment of Psychology, Georgia State University, PO Box 5010, Atlanta, GA, 30302-5010, USA.
Julia F HammettEdson College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
Anna K PeddleDepartment of Psychology, Georgia State University, PO Box 5010, Atlanta, GA, 30302-5010, USA.
Anna E JaffeDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
Jennifer C DuckworthDepartment of Human Development, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA.
Cynthia A StappenbeckDepartment of Psychology, Georgia State University, PO Box 5010, Atlanta, GA, 30302-5010, USA. cstappenbeck@gsu.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-9367-7691

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Leveraging Social Networks to Promote Sexual Assault Recovery and Reduce Drinking to Cope through a Web-Based InterventionK08AA028546 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI JAFFE, ANNA E. · 2021 to 2025
$974k
Web-Based Treatment of Heavy Drinking Among Women with a History of Sexual TraumaK08AA021745 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI STAPPENBECK, CYNTHIA A. · 2014 to 2018
$852k
NIAAA NIH HHS K08 AA021745NIAAA NIH HHS K08AA021745NIAAA NIH HHS K08 AA028546NIAAA NIH HHS K08AA028546
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Abstract

Recent research has shown that sex-related drinking motives-motivations to drink to cope with sex-related distress or enhance sex-are associated with increased risk for negative sexual consequences. Limited research suggests that difficulties with emotion regulation and distress tolerance as well as self-objectification are associated with increased drinking motives. However, it remains unclear how emotion regulation and distress tolerance influence the relationship between sexual self-objectification (a subset of self-objectification) and sex-related drinking motives in college women. The current study examined main and interactive effects of sexual self-objectification, emotion regulation difficulties, and distress tolerance abilities on both coping and enhancement sex-related drinking motives. College women (N = 351) recruited from four US universities completed a one-time online survey. Results demonstrated that women with greater sexual self-objectification tendencies were more motivated to drink to cope with sex-related distress and to drink to enhance sex. Moreover, the positive association between sexual self-objectification and drinking to cope with sex-related distress motives was strongest for women with high levels of distress tolerance compared to women with low levels of distress tolerance. These findings may help inform the design and implementation of programs on college campuses where alcohol use and risky sexual behavior are prevalent.

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Alcohol DrinkingAlcohol Drinking in CollegeEmotional RegulationMotivationPsychological DistressSelf ConceptSexual BehaviorStudentsAdaptation, PsychologicalAdolescentAdultFemaleHumansSurveys and QuestionnairesUniversitiesYoung AdultDistress toleranceEmotion regulationSex-related drinking motivesSexual self-objectification

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