Louisa Gilbert1, Aaron L Sarvet2, Melanie Wall2, Kate Walsh3,4, Leigh Reardon5, Patrick Wilson5, John Santelli6, Shamus Khan7, Martie Thompson8, Jennifer S Hirsch5, Claude A Mellins9. 1. 1 Social Intervention Group, School of Social Work, Columbia University , New York, New York. 2. 2 Mental Health Data Science, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center and New York State Psychiatric Institute , New York, New York. 3. 3 Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University , Bronx, New York. 4. 4 Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University , New York, New York. 5. 5 Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University , New York, New York. 6. 6 Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University , New York, New York. 7. 7 Department of Sociology, Columbia University , New York, New York. 8. 8 Department of Youth, Family, and Community Studies, Clemson University , Clemson, South Carolina. 9. 9 Division of Gender, Sexuality and Health, Department of Psychiatry and Sociomedical Sciences, New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University , New York, New York.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Research has documented multilevel risk factors associated with experiencing incapacitated sexual assault among undergraduate women. Less is known about multilevel risk factors associated with nonincapacitated sexual assault. This study examines and compares the different settings, coercion methods, and relationships in which incapacitated and nonincapacitated sexual assaults occur among undergraduate women. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Our sample included 253 undergraduate women who reported experiencing sexual assault during college on a population-based survey of randomly selected students at two colleges in New York City in 2016 (N = 1671, response rate = 67%). We examined event-level data on their most significant sexual assault incident since entering college. Using multivariable statistical analysis, we identified situational contexts associated with incapacitated and nonincapacitated assault incidents adjusting for binge drinking, illicit drug use, and other confounding sociodemographic and psychosocial variables. RESULTS: Almost half (47%) of women who experienced sexual assault reported being incapacitated due to alcohol or drugs during the most significant incident. Being at a party before the event and "acquaintance" perpetrators were associated with incapacitated sexual assault after adjusting for binge drinking and other confounders. Meeting a perpetrator through an Internet dating app or indicating the perpetrator was an intimate partner were each associated with nonincapacitated assault incidents. Perpetrator use of physical force and verbal coercion were also associated with nonincapacitated assault incident. CONCLUSIONS: The different situational contexts associated with incapacitated and nonincapacitated sexual assaults have important implications for the design of prevention strategies that will effectively target the diverse risk environments in which campus sexual assault occurs.
BACKGROUND: Research has documented multilevel risk factors associated with experiencing incapacitated sexual assault among undergraduate women. Less is known about multilevel risk factors associated with nonincapacitated sexual assault. This study examines and compares the different settings, coercion methods, and relationships in which incapacitated and nonincapacitated sexual assaults occur among undergraduate women. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Our sample included 253 undergraduate women who reported experiencing sexual assault during college on a population-based survey of randomly selected students at two colleges in New York City in 2016 (N = 1671, response rate = 67%). We examined event-level data on their most significant sexual assault incident since entering college. Using multivariable statistical analysis, we identified situational contexts associated with incapacitated and nonincapacitated assault incidents adjusting for binge drinking, illicit drug use, and other confounding sociodemographic and psychosocial variables. RESULTS: Almost half (47%) of women who experienced sexual assault reported being incapacitated due to alcohol or drugs during the most significant incident. Being at a party before the event and "acquaintance" perpetrators were associated with incapacitated sexual assault after adjusting for binge drinking and other confounders. Meeting a perpetrator through an Internet dating app or indicating the perpetrator was an intimate partner were each associated with nonincapacitated assault incidents. Perpetrator use of physical force and verbal coercion were also associated with nonincapacitated assault incident. CONCLUSIONS: The different situational contexts associated with incapacitated and nonincapacitated sexual assaults have important implications for the design of prevention strategies that will effectively target the diverse risk environments in which campus sexual assault occurs.
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alcohol use; drug use; sexual aggression; sexual assault; sexual violence; situational contexts of sexual assault
Authors: Christina M Dardis; Sarah E Ullman; Lindsey M Rodriguez; Emily A Waterman; Emily R Dworkin; Katie M Edwards Journal: Addict Behav Date: 2021-01-16 Impact factor: 3.913
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