Incapacitated Sexual Violence Involving Alcohol Among College Women: The Impact of a Brief Drinking Intervention

This study assessed the impact of a motiv ational interv iewing (MI) brief alcohol interv ention and prior v ictimization on alcohol-inv olv ed sexual v ictimization experiences. First-year female college students (N = 229) were randomly assigned to an interv ention condition: MI, MI with feedback (...

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Published in:Violence against women 2011-01, Vol.17 (1), p.135-154
Main Authors: Clinton-Sherrod, Monique, Morgan-Lopez, Antonio A., Brown, Janice M., McMillen, Brian A., Cowell, Alexander
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Alcohol Abuse
Alcohol Drinking - prevention & control
Alcohol use
Alcoholism
Brief interventions
College Students
Counseling - methods
Crime Victims
Criminals
Drinkers
Drinking Behavior
Evaluation
Female
Females
Humans
Intervention
Interviews as Topic
Male
Psychotherapy, Brief - methods
Rape - prevention & control
Risk-Taking
Sex crimes
Sexual abuse
Sexual Assault
Sexual violence
Student behaviour
Universities
Violence
Women
Young Adult
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Summary:This study assessed the impact of a motiv ational interv iewing (MI) brief alcohol interv ention and prior v ictimization on alcohol-inv olv ed sexual v ictimization experiences. First-year female college students (N = 229) were randomly assigned to an interv ention condition: MI, MI with feedback (MIFB), feedback (FB), and assessment only (AO). Findings indicate reduced alcohol use for all conditions and v iolence for MIFB, with interactions for prior v ictimization. The mechanism of change for reduced v ictimization was not reductions in alcohol use and mechanisms for this effectiv eness remain somewhat conv oluted. Tailoring of brief interv entions addressing alcohol use and sexual v iolence, particularly for women with prior v ictimization, is critical.
ISSN:1077-8012
1552-8448
DOI:10.1177/1077801210394272