Associations among sexual assault history, alcohol use, blackouts, and blackout intentions among college women.
J Am Coll Health
; : 1-8, 2024 Jan 26.
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| ID: mdl-38277508
ABSTRACT
Background:
Links between alcohol-induced blackouts and sexual assault (SA) are understudied. We tested whether (1) history of blackouts, past 30-day blackouts, and past 30-day blackout intentions would be higher among women with histories of SA relative to women without; (2) baseline history of blackouts, past 30-day blackouts, and blackout intentions would predict an increase in SA severity (i.e., a continuous variable that considers SA tactic type and assault frequency) at a one-year follow-up.Methods:
1721 undergraduate women completed a baseline survey and 313 completed the follow-up.Results:
Women with SA history had 2.10 higher odds of history of blackouts, 1.47 higher odds of past 30-day blackout during "one" drinking episode, 1.78 higher odds of blackout during a "few" drinking episodes, 3.21 higher odds of blackout during "most/all" drinking episodes, and 1.54 higher odds of blackout intentions in the last 30-days. Longitudinally, history of blackouts and past 30-day blackouts at baseline were associated with an increase in SA severity at follow-up, when peak drinks were not controlled.Conclusion:
Longitudinal findings provide some evidence that lifetime history of blackouts and past 30-day blackouts are significant predictors of an increase in SA severity at follow-up and therefore an essential target for interventions.
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MEDLINE
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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En
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article