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Emotion Regulation Interventions for Alcohol-Related Sexual Aggression

NCT03159468 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 209

Last updated 2019-07-26

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Summary

Rates of sexual assault are alarmingly high, and alcohol is consistently implicated in the majority of these assaults. Despite well-intentioned prevention efforts, this pandemic continues unabated, warranting the development of novel and innovative approaches to the reduction of sexual aggression. The goal of this research is to evaluate the efficacy of two brief online emotion regulation interventions for reducing alcohol-related sexual aggression in heavy episodic drinking young men with a sexual aggression history. Previous research suggests that emotion regulation difficulties are associated with both alcohol consumption and aggressive behavior. Despite the potential prevention utility of improving sexually aggressive men's emotion regulation skills in order to reduce their alcohol-related sexual aggression, this approach has yet to be explored. Thus, this study evaluates the effects of two brief online ER interventions - cognitive restructuring and mindfulness - on men's emotion regulation during a sexual aggression-related analogue. Additionally, these effects will be evaluated during both sober and intoxicated states through a laboratory- based alcohol administration experiment.

Conditions

  • Sexual Aggression
  • Heavy Drinking

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Cognitive Restructuring

Participants receive didactic instruction regarding cognitive restructuring skills and then practice using these skills in hypothetical situations.

BEHAVIORAL

Mindfulness

Participants receive didactic instruction regarding mindfulness skills and then practice using these skills in hypothetical situations.

OTHER

Alcohol consumption

Participants consume an alcoholic beverage in the lab.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

    collaborator NIH

  • Arizona State University

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Washington

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Max Age
30 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-12-31
Primary Completion
2018-06-29
Completion
2018-06-29

Countries

  • United States

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