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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2025 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Sex Res. 2023 Aug 31;61(5):767–782. doi: 10.1080/00224499.2023.2249774

Table 3.

Reasons For Having Sex, Separated by Beverage Condition and Timepoint

Reason For Sex T4: Before Knowledge of No Condom T5: After Knowledge of No Condom
Control Alcohol Control Alcohol
n = 250 n = 253 n = 250 n = 253
Sexual desire 193 (77%) 208 (82%) 145 (58%) 171 (68%)
 Coping motives 21 (8%) 48 (19%) 10 (4%) 12 (5%)
Sexual arousal 139 (56%) 133 (53%) 145 (58%) 152 (60%)
Relationship 158 (63%) 142 (56%) 90 (36%) 97 (38%)
 Past history with partner 67 (27%) 52 (21%) 28 (11%) 22 (9%)
 Current experiences on the date 111 (44%) 100 (40%) 73 (29%) 78 (31%)
 Future relationship potential 12 (5%) 20 (8%) 6 (2%) 11 (4%)
Heat of the moment 35 (14%) 59 (23%) 50 (20%) 52 (21%)
Risk consideration 8 (3%) 6 (2%) 28 (11%) 24 (10%)

Note. Participants were given three text boxes in which to report reasons for having sex. Each response could receive multiple codes. Thus, some participants are represented across multiple codes; 5% of participants received no codes (e.g., provided responses such as “no answer,” “N/A,” or provided an answer that was inconsistent with or beyond the scenario).