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ERIC Number: EJ535423
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0146-1672
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Why Common Sense Goes Out the Window: Effects of Alcohol on Intentions to Use Condoms.
MacDonald, Tara K.; And Others
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, v22 n8 p763-75 Aug 1996
Four studies tested the hypothesis that alcohol decreases the likelihood of condom use during casual sex. Results are consistent with "alcohol myopia," the notion that alcohol decreases cognitive capacity, such that intoxicated people are more likely to attend to the most salient cues in a situation. Provides strong evidence that alcohol use causes a decrease in condom use. (KW)
Descriptors: Adults, Alcohol Education, Alcoholic Beverages, At Risk Persons, Behavior Change, College Students, Condoms, Contraception, Drinking, Evaluative Thinking, Family Planning, Health Education, Higher Education, Sex Education, Sexuality, Substance Abuse
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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