Clinical Trial: Emotion Regulation Interventions for Alcohol-Related Sexual Aggression

Study Status: Recruiting
Recruit Status: Recruiting
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: Alcohol-Related Sexual Aggression: An Emotion Regulation Intervention

Brief 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.

Detailed Summary:
Sponsor: University of Washington

Current Primary Outcome: Sexual aggression intentions [ Time Frame: Within one hour after receiving the intervention ]

Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

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Information By: University of Washington

Dates:
Date Received: May 12, 2017
Date Started: December 31, 2016
Date Completion: July 31, 2018
Last Updated: May 17, 2017
Last Verified: May 2017