College men's use of protective behavioral strategies for sexual aggression, risky sexual behavior, and heavy episodic drinking.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Sexually aggressive behavior (SAB), risky sexual behavior (RSB), and heavy episodic drinking (HED) are serious behavioral health problems among college men. The present study substantially revises and validates protective behavioral strategies (PBS) measures in the SAB and RSB domains; evaluates the relations among PBS usage in the SAB, RSB, and HED domains; and determines whether college men with SAB, RSB, or HED histories report lower PBS usage.

Method

College students who identified as men (n = 1,121) completed measures of PBS, SAB, RSB, HED, rape-supportive attitudes, sociosexuality, and bar/party attendance.

Results

Factor analyses resulted in three PBS scales (SAB, RSB-General, and RSB-Protection) that showed good fit and cross-validated well. A

SUBMITTER: Treat TA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11065594 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature