Reciprocal Relationships Among Alcohol Use, Risk Perception, and Sexual Victimization: A Prospective Analysis

Objective: The authors' purpose in this study was to assess longitudinally the relationships among alcohol use, risk perception, and sexual victimization. Participants: Three hundred and seventy-two women from 2 midsized universities made up the sample. Methods: Participants filled out question...

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Published in:Journal of American college health 2007-07, Vol.56 (1), p.5-14
Main Authors: Gidycz, Christine A., Loh, Catherine, Lobo, Traci, Rich, Cindy, Lynn, Steven Jay, Pashdag, Joanna
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Alcohol abuse
Alcohol Drinking - epidemiology
Alcohol Drinking - psychology
Alcohol Education
Alcohol use
Behavior
Campuses
college health
College Students
Crime Victims - statistics & numerical data
Drinking
Female
Females
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Perception
prospective
Prospective Studies
Rape
Risk
Risk Assessment
Risk factors
Risk perception
Sex crimes
Sex Offenses - psychology
Sex Offenses - statistics & numerical data
Sexual Abuse
Sexual assault
Students - statistics & numerical data
Studies
Undergraduate students
Universities - statistics & numerical data
Victims of Crime
Women
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Summary:Objective: The authors' purpose in this study was to assess longitudinally the relationships among alcohol use, risk perception, and sexual victimization. Participants: Three hundred and seventy-two women from 2 midsized universities made up the sample. Methods: Participants filled out questionnaires regarding history of sexual victimization, alcohol use, and perceived personal risk for sexual assault in the following 2 months. The authors then reassessed participants at 2 follow-up periods. Results: The pattern of results suggested that that the relationship between alcohol use and sexual victimization was complex and that alcohol use may moderate the relation between history of victimization and revictimization for women with sexual assault histories. In particular, results indicated an increase in risk for sexual revictimization with increases in alcohol use for women with a history of sexual victimization. The data did not, however, support a reciprocal relationship between sexual assault and drinking (eg, in that a sexual victimization during one time period did not predict drinking behaviors in subsequent time periods). Conclusions: These results underscore the importance of both alcohol and sexual assault programming on college campuses.
ISSN:0744-8481
1940-3208
DOI:10.3200/JACH.56.1.5-14