Validation of the Alcohol-Related Sexual Consequences Scale in Swedish University Students
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants and Procedures
2.2. Measures
2.3. Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Descriptive Statistics
3.2. Prediction of Alcohol-Relates Sexual Consequences
3.3. Prediction of Alcohol Consequences
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
Total (%) | Birth Gender | Relationship Status | Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation | Age | ||||||||||||||
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Men (%) | Women (%) | Single (%) | Attached (%) | Straight (%) | LGBTQ (%) | 18–24 yrs (%) | 25–30 yrs (%) | |||||||||||
n = 2147 | n = 577 | n = 1570 | X2 | p | n = 538 | n = 1609 | X2 | p | n = 1804 | n = 343 | X2 | p | n = 1256 | n = 891 | X2 | p | ||
1 | Digital sex later regretted | 4.8 | 5.9 | 4.5 | 1.882 | 0.170 | 11.2 | 2.7 | 61.982 | <0.001 * | 4.6 | 6.1 | 1.448 | 0.229 | 6.1 | 3.1 | 9.566 | 0.002 |
2 | Oral sex later regretted | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 0.069 | 0.793 | 10.0 | 2.9 | 45.544 | <0.001 * | 4.5 | 5.5 | 0.635 | 0.426 | 5.7 | 3.3 | 7.138 | 0.008 |
3 | Vaginal sex later regretted | 8.2 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 0.291 | 0.590 | 15.4 | 5.7 | 50.773 | <0.001 * | 8.4 | 6.7 | 1.139 | 0.286 | 10.0 | 5.6 | 13.117 | <0.001 * |
4 | Anal sex later regretted | 2.0 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 0.942 | 0.332 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 6.010 | 0.014 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 0.671 | 0.413 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 0.289 | 0.591 |
5 | Cheated on a romantic partner | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 0.063 | 0.802 | 5.4 | 3.0 | 6.333 | 0.012 | 3.0 | 6.7 | 11.008 | <0.001 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 1.580 | 0.209 |
6 | Relationship issues with a romantic partner | 21.8 | 19.1 | 22.8 | 3.459 | 0.063 | 14.7 | 24.2 | 21.312 | <0.001 * | 22.0 | 21.0 | 0.156 | 0.698 | 24.6 | 17.8 | 13.960 | <0.001 * |
7 | Got a bad reputation | 2.7 | 4.2 | 2.1 | 6.912 | 0.009 | 5.9 | 1.6 | 30.124 | <0.001 * | 2.4 | 3.8 | 2.035 | 0.154 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 2.374 | 0.123 |
8 | Neglected to use birth control other than a condom | 11.7 | 17.0 | 9.7 | 21.418 | <0.001 * | 17.8 | 9.6 | 26.327 | <0.001 * | 10.8 | 16.3 | 8.497 | 0.004 | 13.1 | 9.8 | 5.475 | 0.019 |
9 | Had sex with my partner without talking about using birth control other than a condom | 21.4 | 23.4 | 20.6 | 1.912 | 0.167 | 31.4 | 18.0 | 43.001 | <0.001 * | 21.1 | 22.7 | 0.450 | 0.502 | 22.5 | 19.9 | 2.075 | 0.150 |
10 | Had sex with my partner without talking about condom use | 43.4 | 39.3 | 44.9 | 5.315 | 0.021 | 45.7 | 42.6 | 1.567 | 0.211 | 43.5 | 43.1 | 0.011 | 0.915 | 44.9 | 41.3 | 2.754 | 0.097 |
11 | Oral sex without a condom | 64.7 | 66.6 | 64.1 | 1.132 | 0.287 | 68.6 | 63.5 | 4.652 | 0.031 | 64.7 | 65.0 | 0.013 | 0.908 | 66.8 | 61.8 | 5.615 | 0.018 |
12 | Oral sex without a dental dam | 58.9 | 62.4 | 57.6 | 4.035 | 0.045 | 61.9 | 57.9 | 2.710 | 0.100 | 58.7 | 59.8 | 0.135 | 0.714 | 61.8 | 54.8 | 10.589 | 0.001 |
13 | Vaginal sex without a condom | 63.4 | 61.0 | 64.3 | 2.012 | 0.156 | 61.5 | 64.1 | 1.133 | 0.287 | 64.7 | 56.6 | 8.325 | 0.004 | 66.2 | 59.5 | 10.264 | 0.001 |
14 | Anal sex without a condom | 18.2 | 18.9 | 18.0 | 0.244 | 0.621 | 19.7 | 17.7 | 1.072 | 0.301 | 17.8 | 20.1 | 0.995 | 0.319 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 0.096 | 0.756 |
15 | Sex without a condom even though the partner wanted to use one | 1.4 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 9.237 | 0.002 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.100 | 0.752 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.104 | 0.747 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.326 | 0.249 |
16 | Unable to lubricate (or attain an erection) | 21.1 | 19.6 | 21.7 | 1.154 | 0.283 | 24.3 | 20.1 | 4.419 | 0.036 | 20.3 | 25.7 | 4.980 | 0.026 | 22.5 | 19.3 | 3.098 | 0.078 |
17 | Unable to climax | 37.0 | 29.3 | 39.8 | 20.035 | <0.001 * | 49.3 | 32.9 | 46.411 | <0.001 * | 36.4 | 39.9 | 1.535 | 0.215 | 40.8 | 31.6 | 18.580 | <0.001 * |
18 | Digital sex with someone I wouldn’t have when sober | 6.3 | 7.3 | 6.0 | 1.187 | 0.276 | 14.5 | 3.6 | 80.639 | <0.001 * | 5.9 | 8.5 | 3.093 | 0.079 | 7.8 | 4.3 | 10.995 | <0.001 |
19 | Oral sex with someone I wouldn’t have sex with when sober | 5.7 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 0.785 | 0.376 | 13.8 | 3.0 | 87.283 | <0.001 * | 5.4 | 7.0 | 1.317 | 0.251 | 6.1 | 5.1 | 1.135 | 0.287 |
20 | Vaginal sex with someone I wouldn’t have sex with when sober | 8.2 | 6.6 | 8.7 | 2.582 | 0.108 | 17.3 | 5.1 | 80.025 | <0.001 * | 8.0 | 9.0 | .429 | 0.512 | 9.7 | 5.9 | 9.869 | 0.002 |
21 | Anal sex with someone I wouldn’t have sex with when sober | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.150 | 0.699 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 15.877 | <0.001 * | 0.9 | 1.7 | 1.771 | 0.183 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.091 | 0.296 |
22 | Digital sex with someone I had just met | 14.5 | 18.7 | 13.0 | 11.130 | <0.001 | 34.9 | 7.7 | 240.834 | <0.001 * | 13.7 | 18.7 | 5.598 | 0.018 | 16.2 | 12.1 | 7.127 | 0.008 |
23 | Oral sex with someone I had just met | 13.4 | 19.1 | 11.3 | 22.111 | <0.001 * | 34.9 | 6.2 | 288.602 | <0.001 * | 12.3 | 19.0 | 10.987 | <0.001 | 14.9 | 11.2 | 6.046 | 0.014 |
24 | Vaginal sex with someone I had just met | 15.2 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 0.152 | 0.696 | 37.4 | 7.8 | 272.313 | <0.001 * | 15.1 | 15.7 | 0.083 | 0.773 | 17.9 | 11.4 | 16.880 | <0.001 * |
25 | Anal sex with someone I had just met | 2.8 | 5.2 | 1.9 | 16.797 | <0.001 * | 8.4 | 0.9 | 81.981 | <0.001* | 2.1 | 6.7 | 22.985 | <0.001* | 2.8 | 2.8 | 0.001 | 0.979 |
26 | In a sexual situation that I wouldn’t have been in if I was sober | 17.5 | 20.6 | 16.4 | 5.287 | 0.021 | 37.9 | 10.7 | 206.922 | <0.001 * | 16.4 | 23.6 | 10.523 | 0.001 | 20.1 | 13.9 | 13.633 | <0.001 * |
27 | In a sexual situation in which I felt unsafe | 6.4 | 4.2 | 7.3 | 6.749 | 0.009 | 11.2 | 4.8 | 26.646 | <0.001 * | 6.1 | 8.2 | 2.045 | 0.153 | 8.0 | 4.3 | 11.845 | <0.001 |
28 | Went further sexually than my partner wanted to | 2.2 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 7.115 | 0.008 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 2.805 | 0.094 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 2.979 | 0.084 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 8.638 | 0.003 |
29 | Went further sexually than what I am usually comfortable with when sober | 12.0 | 11.3 | 12.2 | 0.372 | 0.542 | 14.5 | 11.1 | 4.354 | 0.037 | 11.9 | 12.5 | 0.124 | 0.725 | 13.2 | 10.2 | 4.462 | 0.035 |
30 | Had sex and became (or got my partner) unintentionally pregnant | 2.0 | 1.7 | 2.1 | .0292 | 0.589 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.006 | 0.936 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 0.134 | 0.715 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 0.333 | 0.564 |
31 | Had sex and was worried about pregnancy | 20.5 | 14.2 | 22.9 | 19.364 | <0.001 * | 25.1 | 19.0 | 9.117 | 0.003 | 20.5 | 20.7 | 0.006 | 0.936 | 24.6 | 14.8 | 30.591 | <0.001 * |
32 | Had sex and acquired a sexually transmitted infection (STI) | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 0.957 | 0.328 | 5.9 | 2.3 | 17.254 | <0.001 * | 3.0 | 4.1 | 0.988 | 0.320 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 1.958 | 0.1562 |
33 | Had sex and was scared that I acquired an STI | 15.6 | 15.6 | 15.5 | 0.001 | 0.974 | 36.2 | 8.6 | 233.909 | <0.001 * | 15.2 | 17.2 | 0.840 | 0.359 | 17.5 | 12.8 | 8.845 | 0.003 |
34 | Had sex in exchange for money or goods (i.e., drugs, rent) | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 5.381 | 0.020 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 6.431 | 0.011 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.182 | 0.669 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.871 | 0.351 |
35 | Someone fondled etc. or removed clothes without my consent | 5.1 | 3.5 | 5.7 | 4.248 | 0.039 | 8.4 | 4.0 | 16.100 | <0.001 * | 5.0 | 5.5 | 0.181 | 0.670 | 6.3 | 3.4 | 9.240 | 0.002 |
36 | Someone had oral sex with me without my consent when I was too drunk | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.106 | 0.745 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 7.763 | 0.005 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 2.017 | 0.156 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 5.948 | 0.015 |
37 | Forced sexual contact (with vagina/penis/anus) without my consent when I was too drunk | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 0.391 | 0.532 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 9.135 | 0.003 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 0.863 | 0.353 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 3.076 | 0.079 |
38 | Sexual contact (with the anus) without my consent when I was too drunk | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.832 | 0.176 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.093 | 0.761 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.665 | 0.197 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.338 | 0.126 |
39 | Some tried to have oral sex with me without my consent when I was too drunk | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.112 | 0.738 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 6.118 | 0.013 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 1.459 | 0.227 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 2.344 | 0.126 |
40 | Someone tried to have sexual contact (with the vagina/penis/anus) without my consent when I was too drunk | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 0.088 | 0.767 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 7.212 | 0.007 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 0.281 | 0.596 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 4.203 | 0.040 |
41 | A man tried to put his penis into my anus, or someone tried to stick fingers or objects into my anus without my consent when I was too drunk | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.881 | 0.348 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.194 | 0.274 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.267 | 0.605 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.913 | 0.167 |
Appendix B
Swedish Sample | U.S. Sample | ||
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n = 2147 | n = 318 | ||
1 | Digital sex later regretted | 4.8 | 8.0 |
2 | Oral sex later regretted | 4.7 | 15.0 |
3 | Vaginal sex later regretted | 8.2 | 22.0 |
4 | Anal sex later regretted | 2.0 | 5.0 |
5 | Cheated on a romantic partner | 3.6 | 8.0 |
6 | Relationship issues with a romantic partner | 21.8 | 14.0 |
7 | Got a bad reputation | 2.7 | 12.0 |
8 | Neglected to use birth control other than a condom | 11.7 | 21.0 |
9 | Had sex with my partner without talking about using birth control other than a condom | 21.4 | 33.0 |
10 | Had sex with my partner without talking about condom use | 43.4 | 56.0 |
11 | Oral sex without a condom | 64.7 | 66.0 |
12 | Oral sex without a dental dam | 58.9 | 52.0 |
13 | Vaginal sex without a condom | 63.4 | 66.0 |
14 | Anal sex without a condom | 18.2 | 15.0 |
15 | Sex without a condom even though the partner wanted to use one | 1.4 | 9.0 |
16 | Unable to lubricate (or attain an erection) | 21.1 | 17.0 |
17 | Unable to climax | 37.0 | 30.0 |
18 | Digital sex with someone I wouldn’t have when sober | 6.3 | 8.0 |
19 | Oral sex with someone I wouldn’t have sex with when sober | 5.7 | 13.0 |
20 | Vaginal sex with someone I wouldn’t have sex with when sober | 8.2 | 19.0 |
21 | Anal sex with someone I wouldn’t have sex with when sober | 1.1 | 3.0 |
22 | Digital sex with someone I had just met | 14.5 | 12.0 |
23 | Oral sex with someone I had just met | 13.4 | 22.0 |
24 | Vaginal sex with someone I had just met | 15.2 | 23.0 |
25 | Anal sex with someone I had just met | 2.8 | 6.0 |
26 | In a sexual situation that I wouldn’t have been in if I was sober | 17.5 | 39.0 |
27 | In a sexual situation in which I felt unsafe | 6.4 | 6.0 |
28 | Went further sexually than my partner wanted to | 2.2 | 6.0 |
29 | Went further sexually than what I am usually comfortable with when sober | 12.0 | 18.0 |
30 | Had sex and became (or got my partner) unintentionally pregnant | 2.0 | 1.0 |
31 | Had sex and was worried about pregnancy | 20.5 | 20.0 |
32 | Had sex and acquired a sexually transmitted infection (STI) | 3.2 | 2.0 |
33 | Had sex and was scared that I acquired an STI | 15.6 | 14.0 |
34 | Had sex in exchange for money or goods (i.e., drugs, rent) | 0.7 | 3.0 |
35 | Someone fondled etc. or removed clothes without my consent | 5.1 | 9.0 |
36 | Someone had oral sex with me without my consent when I was too drunk | 1.3 | 3.0 |
37 | Forced sexual contact (with vagina/penis/anus) without my consent when I was too drunk | 2.2 | 3.0 |
38 | Sexual contact (with the anus) without my consent when I was too drunk | 0.7 | 2.0 |
39 | Some tried to have oral sex with me without my consent when I was too drunk | 1.4 | 4.0 |
40 | Someone tried to have sexual contact (with the vagina/penis/anus) without my consent when I was too drunk | 2.2 | 5.0 |
41 | A man tried to put his penis into my anus, or someone tried to stick fingers or objects into my anus without my consent when I was too drunk | 0.5 | 2.0 |
Appendix C
1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | 7. | 8. | 9. | 10. | 11. | 12. | ||
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1. | Alcohol-related sexual consequences | ||||||||||||
2. | Alcohol Consequences | 0.531 ** | |||||||||||
3. | Female sex | 0.006 | −0.092 ** | ||||||||||
4. | Single | 0.241 ** | 0.236 ** | −0.066 ** | |||||||||
5. | LGBTQ | 0.050 * | 0.037 | 0.052 * | 0.117 ** | ||||||||
6. | Age | 0.123 ** | 0.123 ** | 0.037 | 0.077 ** | −0.012 | |||||||
7. | Drinks per occasion | 0.302 ** | 0.473 ** | −0.145 ** | 0.219 ** | −0.027 | 0.149 ** | ||||||
8. | Negative alcohol expectancies | 0.073 ** | 0.225 ** | 0.059 ** | −0.005 | 0.039 | 0.040 | 0.052 * | |||||
9. | Positive alcohol expectancies | 0.214 ** | 0.328 ** | −0.075 ** | 0.117 ** | 0.015 | 0.101 ** | 0.220 ** | 0.165 ** | ||||
10. | Drinks before/during sex | 0.468 ** | 0.433 ** | −0.053 * | .215 ** | 0.017 | 0.082 ** | 0.491 ** | −0.025 | 0.229 ** | |||
11. | Sexual enhancement expectancies | 0.283 ** | 0.268 ** | 0.003 | 0.166 ** | 0.012 | 0.043 * | 0.167 ** | 0.071 ** | 0.436 ** | 0.277 ** | ||
12. | Sexual risk-taking expectancies | 0.251 ** | 0.267 ** | −0.096 ** | 0.137 ** | 0.022 | −0.001 | 0.157 ** | 0.262 ** | 0.252 ** | 0.14 5** | 0.286 ** | |
13. | Sexual disinhibition expectancies | 0.323 ** | 0.396 ** | −0.191 ** | 0.207 ** | 0.057 ** | 0.014 | 0.237 ** | 0.26 8** | 0.417 ** | 0.265 ** | 0.470 ** | 0.562 ** |
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Alcohol-Related Sexual Consequences | ||||
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n | Mean (SD) | p | ||
Birth gender | Men | 577 | 5.53 (4.99) | 0.767 |
Women | 1570 | 5.49 (5.31) | ||
Relationship status | Single | 538 | 7.71 (6.02) | 0.000 |
Attached | 1609 | 4.76 (4.49) | ||
Gender identity/sexual orientation | Straight | 1804 | 5.40 (5.07) | 0.021 |
LGBTQ | 343 | 5.98 (5.10) | ||
Age | 18–24 | 1256 | 5.99 (5.29) | <0.001 |
25–30 | 891 | 4.80 (4.67) |
n | Range | M (SD) or % | |
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Dependent Variable/Alternative Consequence Variable | |||
Alcohol-related sexual consequences | 2147 | 0–37 | 5.40 (5.08) |
Alcohol Consequences | 2147 | 0–24 | 5.85 (4.45) |
Demographic variables | |||
Female sex | 2147 | 0–1 | 73.1% |
Single | 2147 | 0–1 | 25.1% |
LGBTQ | 2147 | 0–1 | 16.0% |
Age | 2147 | 18–30 | 24.02 (2.85) |
Alcohol-related variables | |||
Drinks per occasion | 2147 | 0–25 | 4.02 (3.42) |
Negative alcohol expectancies | 2147 | 0–18 | 8.21 (2.55) |
Positive alcohol expectancies | 2147 | 0–21 | 12.43 (3.01) |
Sex-related variables | |||
Drinks before/during sex | 2147 | 0–25 | 2.63 (2.85) |
Sexual enhancement expectancies | 2147 | 0–25 | 7.14 (5.42) |
Sexual risk-taking expectancies | 2147 | 0–20 | 7.58 (5.56) |
Sexual disinhibition expectancies | 2147 | 0–20 | 7.84 (5.33) |
Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | |||||||||
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Predictor | B | SE | p | B | SE | p | B | SE | p | B | SE | p |
Demographic variables | ||||||||||||
Female sex | 0.014 | 0.0487 | 0.778 | 0.085 | 0.0482 | 0.079 | 0.170 | 0.0459 | <0.001 | 0.198 | 0.0426 | <0.001 |
Single | 0.463 | 0.0492 | 0.000 | 0.387 | 0.0484 | <.001 | 0.215 | 0.0460 | <0.001 | 0.148 | 0.0425 | <0.001 |
LGBTQ | 0.046 | 0.0586 | 0.438 | 0.057 | 0.0571 | 0.321 | 0.067 | 0.0533 | 0.207 | 0.061 | 0.0491 | 0.212 |
Age | −0.031 | 0.0077 | <.001 | −0.019 | 0.0075 | 0.012 | −0.020 | 0.0070 | 0.004 | −0.016 | 0.0065 | 0.013 |
Alcohol-related variables | ||||||||||||
Drinks per occasion | 0.047 | 0.0069 | <0.001 | 0.009 | 0.0064 | 0.151 | −0.008 | 0.0059 | 0.156 | |||
Negative alcohol expectancies | 0.014 | 0.0085 | 0.105 | 0.001 | 0.0076 | 0.771 | −0.030 | 0.0079 | <0.001 | |||
Positive alcohol expectancies | 0.044 | 0.0072 | <0.001 | 0.001 | 0.0076 | 0.877 | −0.006 | 0.0071 | 0.401 | |||
Sex-related variables | ||||||||||||
Drinks before/during sex | 0.084 | 0.0084 | 0.000 | 0.055 | 0.0078 | <0.001 | ||||||
Sexual enhancement expectancies | 0.015 | 0.0042 | <0.001 | 0.013 | 0.0039 | <0.001 | ||||||
Sexual risk-taking expectancies | 0.013 | 0.0042 | 0.001 | 0.011 | 0.0039 | 0.003 | ||||||
Sexual disinhibition expectancies | 0.030 | 0.0050 | <0.001 | 0.016 | 0.0047 | <0.001 | ||||||
Alternative consequence variable | ||||||||||||
Alcohol Consequences | 0.082 | 0.0049 | 0.000 | |||||||||
Other parameters | ||||||||||||
Intercept | 2.294 | 0.1940 | 0.000 | 1.091 | 0.2266 | <0.001 | 1.207 | 0.2119 | <0.001 | 1.180 | 0.1948 | <0.001 |
Dispersion | 0.794 | 0.034 | 0.730 | 0.0324 | 0.594 | 0.0286 | 0.467 | 0.0247 |
Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | |||||||||
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Predictor | B | SE | p | B | SE | p | B | SE | p | B | SE | p |
Demographic variables | ||||||||||||
Female sex | −0.155 | 0.0383 | <0.001 | −0.084 | 0.0351 | 0.016 | −0.025 | 0.0338 | 0.465 | −0.059 | 0.0318 | 0.061 |
Single | 0.355 | 0.0389 | 0.000 | 0.259 | 0.0354 | <0.001 | 0.148 | 0.0342 | <0.001 | 0.082 | 0.0322 | 0.011 |
LGBTQ | 0.066 | 0.0467 | 0.155 | 0.063 | 0.0422 | 0.137 | 0.040 | 0.0399 | 0.316 | 0.038 | 0.0374 | 0.307 |
Age | −0.028 | 0.0062 | <0.001 | −0.012 | 0.0056 | 0.039 | −0.012 | 0.0053 | 0.022 | −0.006 | 0.0050 | 0.212 |
Alcohol-related variables | ||||||||||||
Drinks per occasion | 0.063 | 0.0051 | 0.000 | 0.038 | 0.0049 | <0.001 | 0.035 | 0.0046 | <0.001 | |||
Negative alcohol expectancies | 0.056 | 0.0064 | 0.000 | 0.046 | 0.0063 | <0.001 | 0.043 | 0.0059 | <0.001 | |||
Positive alcohol expectancies | 0.057 | 0.0055 | 0.000 | 0.029 | 0.0058 | <0.001 | 0.032 | 0.0055 | <0.001 | |||
Sex-related variables | ||||||||||||
Drinks before/during sex | 0.054 | 0.0059 | 0.000 | 0.032 | 0.0056 | <0.001 | ||||||
Sexual enhancement expectancies | 0.006 | 0.0032 | 0.062 | 0.002 | 0.0030 | 0.548 | ||||||
Sexual risk-taking expectancies | 0.003 | 0.0032 | 0.398 | −0.001 | 0.0030 | 0.640 | ||||||
Sexual disinhibition expectancies | 0.027 | 0.0037 | <0.001 | 0.019 | 0.0035 | <0.001 | ||||||
Alternative consequence variable | ||||||||||||
Alcohol-related sexual consequences | 0.047 | 0.0030 | 0.000 | |||||||||
Other parameters | ||||||||||||
Intercept | 2.444 | 0.1551 | 0.000 | 0.536 | 0.1684 | 0.001 | 0.631 | 0.1598 | <0.001 | 0.434 | 0.1506 | 0.004 |
Dispersion | 0.449 | 0.0208 | 0.321 | 0.0170 | 0.263 | 0.0152 | 0.207 | 0.0133 |
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Andersson, C. Validation of the Alcohol-Related Sexual Consequences Scale in Swedish University Students. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 1035. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021035
Andersson C. Validation of the Alcohol-Related Sexual Consequences Scale in Swedish University Students. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023; 20(2):1035. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021035
Chicago/Turabian StyleAndersson, Claes. 2023. "Validation of the Alcohol-Related Sexual Consequences Scale in Swedish University Students" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20, no. 2: 1035. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021035
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