College Men’s and Women’s Respective Perceptions of Risk to Perpetrate or Experience Sexual Assault

Untied, Amy S.; Orchowski, Lindsay M.; Lazar, Vanessa

doi:10.1177/1077801213498216

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“…Results were consistent with previous research suggesting that women with sexual assault histories drink more than women without a history of sexual assault (Grayson & Nolen-Hoeksema, 2005; Kilpatrick et al, 2000; Gidycz et al, 2007). Surprisingly, these results are not consistent with previous findings that the more women drink, the higher they estimate their sexual assault risk (McCauley & Calhoun, 2008; Gidycz et al, 2007; Untied et al, 2013). It is further surprising that drinking to cope and typical weekly drinking were not associated with when to leave a hypothetical sexual assault scenario for the full sample.…”

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“…It is not clear whether increased risk for ASA in problem drinkers is related to risk perception. Women who report heavy drinking perceive themselves to be at higher risk of future ASA than nondrinkers (McCauley & Calhoun, 2008; Gidycz, et al, 2007; Untied et al, 2013). However, acute alcohol intoxication can dampen discomfort related to cues of sexual assault risk (Davis et al, 2009).…”

Section: Maladaptive Coping Strategiesmentioning

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Understanding sexual assault risk perception in college: Associations among sexual assault history, drinking to cope, and alcohol use

Neilson

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Metzger

et al. 2018

Addictive Behaviors

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These findings suggest that alcohol use and drinking to cope with anxiety are associated with risk perception. Sexual assault history was associated with both perceived incapacitated sexual assault likelihood and when to leave a hypothetical scenario. Alcohol use and drinking to cope are two potential points of intervention for sexual assault risk reduction programs, but further examination is needed.

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Understanding sexual assault risk perception in college: Associations among sexual assault history, drinking to cope, and alcohol use

Neilson

Bird

Metzger

et al. 2018

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“…Furthermore, women’s engagement in sexual activity might help explain pathways between perceived future control and perceived future likelihood of assault recurrence, wherein women’s perceived control over future similar victimization experiences might lead them to engage in sexual activity, thereby increasing their perception of future risk. Women who report current alcohol usage and prior experiences of sexual victimization also perceive that they are more vulnerable to assault recurrence (Untied, Orchowski, & Lazar, 2013). Thus, the moderating effect of these variables merits further study.…”

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Assuming Personal Responsibility for Sexual Victimization: Harmful But Potentially Adaptive for College Women?

Donde

Ragsdale

2017

J Interpers Violence

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Survivors of sexual trauma often experience pervasive adverse cognitive attributions, such as assuming responsibility for victimization. In fact, these negative outcomes were recently included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.; DSM-5) criterion for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and have garnered substantial research attention devoted toward investigating the effectiveness of empirically supported trauma treatments in altering and reducing maladaptive belief systems. However, less is known about the ways that these negative cognitions may be inadvertently serving an adaptive role in young women's healing and recovery from sexual trauma. The present study examined relationships between situational aspects of sexual victimization, personal responsibility, self-esteem, perceived future control, and perceived future likelihood of assault recurrence using path analysis in a sample of college women ( n = 347) who had experienced sexual victimization. Increased physical harm, decreased intoxication of the male, increased survivor intoxication, and decreased clarity of nonconsent were associated with increased personal responsibility, which was positively associated with self-esteem and perceived future control. Self-esteem mediated a negative relationship between personal responsibility and perceived future likelihood of assault recurrence, while perceived future control mediated a positive relationship. Findings suggest that college women's tendency to assume personal responsibility for sexual victimization experiences is a complicated double-edged sword with both harmful and adaptive effects. Innovative, comprehensive, and sophisticated approaches to sexual assault prevention and treatment are needed to more effectively address this issue and support young women's healing and recovery from victimization.

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“…Multivariate analyses indicated that higher weekly alcohol use increased women's perceived risk to experience sexual intercourse as a result of a man's authority or administration of alcohol, i.e. women who were heavy drinkers perceived themselves at higher risk for sexual victimization than nondrinkers (40). On the contrary, in younger and less experienced people (students) in general, problematic use of alcohol is associated with novelty and popularity seeking (41) and hence with more risky behaviors.…”

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Condom Use, Alcohol, and Reliability of Survey Data

Jargin

2016

Int J High Risk Behav Addict

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Context: Many studies on alcohol misuse and related topics such as the use of condoms are based on surveys. However, some surveys are not free from biases. There are international differences in the attitudes of people to surveys, which should be taken into account reviewing the literature. Evidence Acquisition: The search of the international literature was performed predominantly using PubMed. Russian-language professional publications were searched in the internet and the electronic library of eLIBRARY.ru. The literature was reviewed and summarized on the basis of the author's observations since 1970. Results: The use of condoms in relation with alcohol drinking is largely dependent on personal characteristics; but, taken on overage, heavy binge drinking and alcohol consumption in sexual relations are risk factors for the nonuse of condoms. Besides, slowly progressing personality changes after a prolonged alcohol abuse and heavy binge drinking interfere with the risk perception and may contribute to the nonuse of condoms. Conclusions: Surveys and opinion polls are valuable research tools and feedback mechanisms for administrative decisions; they should not be discredited by obtrusive questioning or asking for private information, with commercial or other purposes.

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College Men’s and Women’s Respective Perceptions of Risk to Perpetrate or Experience Sexual Assault

Cited by 24 publications

References 73 publications

Understanding sexual assault risk perception in college: Associations among sexual assault history, drinking to cope, and alcohol use

Understanding sexual assault risk perception in college: Associations among sexual assault history, drinking to cope, and alcohol use

Assuming Personal Responsibility for Sexual Victimization: Harmful But Potentially Adaptive for College Women?

Condom Use, Alcohol, and Reliability of Survey Data

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