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How does alcohol use impact sexual violence victimization?

April 10, 2012

posted in: CALCASA,prevention

“A Prospective Study of Sexual Assault and Alcohol Use Among First-Year College Women”, a study recently published in the journal Violence and Victims, examined the relationship between frequent binge drinking, frequent drinking, and sexual assault victimization. The authors hypothesized that: “a) frequency of alcohol use would predict sexual assaults, b) frequency of heavy episodic drinking

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Study examines alcohol and nonconsensual sexual experiences

April 20, 2010

posted in: prevention

In a study recently ePublished in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence, the authors found for women students an association between non-consensual sexual experiences prior to arriving at college and drinking behaviors after the first year of college.  Though the publication reads 2010, the study is based on data collected in 1991. The discussion describes implications

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Forcible, drug-facilitated, and incapacitated rape and sexual assault

April 2, 2010

posted in: prevention

A recent study published in the Journal of American College Health shows that alcohol is the most common “date rape drug.”  While there is much attention toward concern about what drugs may be slipped into someone’s drinks, this study found that most rapes of college women were preceded by voluntary alcohol consumption. What are the

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Sexual Assault Histories and Evening Drinking Among Young American Men

February 4, 2010

posted in: prevention

In a study recently epublished in the Journal of Sex Research, the authors examined the relationship between sexual assault histories and how much people drank that evening. In examining research it is important to understand how the study was conducted and understand how much we can generalize the findings in order to integrate the understanding

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Coercive Sexual Experiences and Alcohol

January 15, 2010

posted in: prevention

Recent articles by highlight the links between alcohol and sexual coercion for perpetration and drug use associated with intimate partner violence. This recent article ePublished in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence examines the role of alcohol experiences on protective behaviors. Prevention cannot be done solely by trying to ensure that potential victims protect themselves. Nor

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Alcohol’s Role in Sexual Coercion

January 12, 2010

posted in: prevention

In a study recently published in the journal Substance Use and Misuse the authors explore factors related to sexual abuse perpetrators.  The study examines the role of alcohol while men watched a video in which a young man and woman engaged in consensual kissing and touching and then were asked to imagine how they would

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