TY - JOUR
T1 - Postdrinking sexual perceptions and behaviors toward another person
T2 - Alcohol expectancy set and gender differences
AU - George, William H.
AU - Stoner, Susan A.
AU - Davis, Kelly Cue
AU - Lindgren, Kristen P.
AU - Norris, Jeanette
AU - Lopez, Peter A.
N1 - Funding Information:
Note. Appreciation is expressed to Gail Lehman and Leif Crowe for assistance in instrument development and data collection and to numerous undergraduate assistants for their aid in data collection. Also we thank anonymous reviewers for their helpful suggestions and insights. This research was supported in part by grants from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (AA06776, AA13565) to William H. George. Address correspondence to William H. George, University of Washington, Department of Psychology, Box 351525, Seattle, WA, 98195; e-mail: bge-orge@u.washington.edu.
PY - 2006/8
Y1 - 2006/8
N2 - Based on research showing that alcohol expectancy and gender both play a role in sexual perceptions, we factorially crossed the apparent drinking status of yoked pairs consisting of a participant and a target person (a confederate posing as co-participant). Alcohol expectancy interacted with gender in complex ways to influence sexual perceptions. We also found behavioral effects: men showed more erotic material to both male and female targets than women did. Men perceived the target as more sexually aroused by erotic material than women did. Men also showed more erotic material to drinking targets than to non-drinking targets. Sexual perceptions and erotica-showing behavior were correlated significantly and positively. We discuss these findings in terms of implications for postdrinking heterosexual encounters.
AB - Based on research showing that alcohol expectancy and gender both play a role in sexual perceptions, we factorially crossed the apparent drinking status of yoked pairs consisting of a participant and a target person (a confederate posing as co-participant). Alcohol expectancy interacted with gender in complex ways to influence sexual perceptions. We also found behavioral effects: men showed more erotic material to both male and female targets than women did. Men perceived the target as more sexually aroused by erotic material than women did. Men also showed more erotic material to drinking targets than to non-drinking targets. Sexual perceptions and erotica-showing behavior were correlated significantly and positively. We discuss these findings in terms of implications for postdrinking heterosexual encounters.
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U2 - 10.1080/00224490609552326
DO - 10.1080/00224490609552326
M3 - Article
C2 - 17599250
AN - SCOPUS:33748261236
SN - 0022-4499
VL - 43
SP - 282
EP - 291
JO - Journal of Sex Research
JF - Journal of Sex Research
IS - 3
ER -