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Area of Science:

  • Social Science
  • Psychology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Alcohol consumption is prevalent before sexual activity, impacting consensual and nonconsensual encounters.
  • Understanding the interplay between alcohol, sexual consent, and sexual violence is crucial for prevention efforts.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To conduct a scoping review of literature examining the relationship between alcohol use and sexual consent.
  • To synthesize findings on how alcohol influences perceptions, internal feelings, and external communication of consent.

Main Methods:

  • A scoping review of 57 qualitative articles published between 1999 and 2024.
  • Coding of article findings to assess the relationship between alcohol and sexual consent (directionality, positive/negative effects).

Main Results:

  • Alcohol shapes consent processes starting in public settings and influences perceptions of drinking behaviors.
  • Alcohol use increased perceptions of consent during transitions from public to private settings.
  • Alcohol affected internal consent feelings (arousal, desire) but not comfort, safety, or wantedness.
  • Low alcohol levels increased explicit consent communication; higher levels increased implicit communication.
  • Intoxicated consent was more accepted within established relationships.

Conclusions:

  • Alcohol is deeply integrated into sexual consent processes, challenging binary definitions of consensual versus nonconsensual sex.
  • Findings underscore the complexity of consent when alcohol is involved, necessitating nuanced educational and prevention strategies.