Calculating Risk: Sexual Behaviour as a Consequence of Personality, mating orientation, and alcohol consumption

Abstract

Sexual Strategies Theory suggests people fall on a continuum between having short-term mating orientation (STMO) and long-term mating orientation. One way STMO individuals signal mating goals is via risky drinking. The current study I will be replicating therefore aims to investigate drinks per week (DPW) as a mediator between STMO and risky sexual behavior (RSB), with gender as a moderator between STMO and DPW.

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Lynne Honey