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Velez-Blasini, C. J. (in preparation). A cross-cultural
examination of post-drinking sexual inferences: Puerto Rico and the United States.
Little
research has examined cross-cultural differences in post-drinking sexual
inferences. Native Puerto Rican and U.S. college students (N=352) read
vignettes depicting a heterosexual first date followed by a rape. The
beverage choice of each dater was systematically manipulated (alcohol vs. no-alcohol).
A drinking female was almost always seen in more sexual terms than a non-drinker.
Sex differences within the U.S sample were negligible, but P.R. men and women
differed dramatically in their perceptions of the female dater and the
situation. Alcohol had some of its strongest impact on P.R. women. For P.R. men,
attitudes toward appropriate sex role behavior were more relevant. Victim
blaming was observed exclusively in the P.R. sample but the impact of alcohol
was relatively small.
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