ALCOHOL'S ROLE IN AIDS RISK REDUCTION FOR YOUNG ADULTS

（订正） 描述（改编自申请人的摘要）：艾滋病毒/艾滋病在年轻人中的发病率仍然很高。虽然大学生知道艾滋病毒/艾滋病是如何传播的，但许多人继续从事危险行为。三项研究被提出来检验酒精在大学生从事危险行为的决定中的作用。 建议进行实验室研究，以便参与者可以随机分配到他们的饮料条件。在实验室会议之前，参与者完成一项调查，包括测量他们自己的行为和态度以及与醉酒时从事危险行为的可能性相关的经历（例如，通常的酒精消费，期望和态度）。每个实验室研究包括三个自变量：1）参与者的性别，2）参与者的饮酒状况（醉酒，安慰剂，清醒），和3）与各种行为相关的风险程度。通过包括安慰剂细胞，可以比较酒精的预期和药理作用。认知障碍和焦虑的措施将包括检查假设调解醉酒和愿意从事危险行为之间的关系的过程。 在这三项研究中，风险程度的可操作性各不相同。每项研究还使用不同的刺激材料，以提高研究结果的普遍性。假设将被测试的性别差异的情况下，目前最冲突的危险行为的类型。 这些研究结果可用于制定预防计划，以解决鼓励年轻男女从事危险行为的因素。

(Revised) DESCRIPTION (adapted from the applicant's abstract): HIV/AIDS rates remain high in young adults. Although college students are aware of how HIV/AIDS is transmitted, many continue to engage in risky behaviors. Three studies are proposed to examine the role of alcohol in college students' decisions about engaging in risky behavior. Laboratory studies are proposed so that participants can be randomly assigned to their beverage condition. Prior to the laboratory session, participants complete a survey that includes measures of their own behavior and attitudes and experiences related to likelihood of engaging in risky behavior when intoxicated (e.g., usual alcohol consumption, expectancies, and attitudes). Each laboratory study includes three independent variables: 1) gender of the participant, 2) participants' drink condition (Intoxicated, Placebo, Sober), and 3) degree of risk associated with various behaviors. By including a placebo cell, expectancy and pharmacological effects of alcohol can be compared. Measures of cognitive impairment and anxiety will be included to examine the processes hypothesized to mediate the relationship between intoxication and willingness to engage in risky behavior. Degree of risk in the situation is operationalized differently in each of the three studies. Each of the studies also uses different stimulus materials to enhance the generalizability of the findings. Hypotheses will be tested about gender differences in the types of situations that present the most conflict about risky behavior. These studies' findings can be used to develop prevention programs tailored to address factors that encourage young women and men to engage in risky behaviors.