But were you drunk? Intoxication during sexual assault in Norway

Background: Sexual assault often occurs when victims are intoxicated. Rape myth research indicates that intoxicated assaults are sometimes seen as less severe or not as 'real' assaults; however, it is unclear if victims of intoxicated sexual assaults differ from victims of non-intoxicated...

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Published in:European journal of psychotraumatology 2018-01, Vol.9 (1), p.1539059-5
Main Authors: Aakvaag, Helene Flood, Strøm, Ida Frugård, Thoresen, Siri
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agresión sexual
agresión sexual intoxicada
alcohol-related rape
apoyo social
Assaults
intoxicated sexual assault
Intoxication
loneliness
Mental health
Rape
salud mental
Sex crimes
Sexual assault
Short Communication
social support
soledad
Teenagers
Victims of crime
Victims of intoxicated and non-intoxicated sexual assault did not differ in terms of mental health, social support and loneliness. Victims had more mental health symptoms than non-victims. Clinicians should focus on sexual assault regardless of victim intoxication
violación relacionada a alcohol
Violence
与酒精有关的强奸
孤单
性侵犯
社会支持
精神健康
醉酒后性侵犯
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Summary:Background: Sexual assault often occurs when victims are intoxicated. Rape myth research indicates that intoxicated assaults are sometimes seen as less severe or not as 'real' assaults; however, it is unclear if victims of intoxicated sexual assaults differ from victims of non-intoxicated assaults in terms of health and functioning. Objective: We investigated possible differences in mental health, social support and loneliness between intoxicated and non-intoxicated sexual assault victims. Methods: Participants were 1011 young adults (505 exposed to childhood violence and 506 non-exposed) selected from a community telephone survey (T1), and a follow-up survey 12-18 months later (T2). Analyses include one-way ANOVA with Tamhane post hoc tests. Results: There were no significant differences in mental health, social support and loneliness between victims of intoxicated and non-intoxicated sexual assault, although both groups differed significantly from those who did not report sexual assault. Conclusions: These results indicate that intoxicated sexual assaults are no less clinically important than non-intoxicated assaults.
ISSN:2000-8066
2000-8066
DOI:10.1080/20008198.2018.1539059