Citation

Untied AS, Orchowski LM, Lazar V. Violence Against Women 2013; 19(7): 903-923.

Affiliation

Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801213498216

PMID

23955932

Abstract

The present study examines alcohol use, expectancies (i.e., beliefs about the outcomes of alcohol consumption), and college men's (n = 127) and women's (n = 191) respective perceptions of risk to perpetrate/experience sexual violence. Interactions between alcohol consumption and expectancies were examined. Alcohol expectancies regarding assertiveness increased women's perceived risk for sexual intercourse via alcohol/drugs. Among women reporting high alcohol use, global expectancies were positively associated with perceived risk for sexual intercourse via alcohol/drugs. Furthermore, among women reporting low alcohol use, expectancies regarding assertiveness were positively associated with perceived risk for coerced sexual contact. Implications are discussed.

Language: en