Citation

Abbey A, Clinton-Sherrod AM, McAuslan P, Zawacki T, Buck PO. J. Interpers. Violence 2003; 18(7): 798-812.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2003, SAGE Publishing)

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Abstract

Researchers have suggested that intoxicated perpetrators may act more violently than other perpetrators, although empirical findings have been mixed. Past research has focused on whether or not alcohol was consumed, rather than the quantity consumed, and this may explain these inconsistent findings. The authors hypothesized that the quantity of alcohol consumed would have a curvilinear relationship to the severity of the assault. Data were collected from 113 college men who reported that they had committed a sexual assault since the age of 14. The quantity of alcohol that perpetrators consumed during the assault was linearly related to how much aggression they used and was curvilinearly related to the type of sexual assault committed. The quantity of alcohol that victims consumed during the assault was linearly related to the type of sexual assault committed. Strategies for improving assessment of alcohol consumption in sexual assault research are discussed.(Abstract Adapted from Source: Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2003. Copyright © 2003 by SAGE Publications)

College Student
Adult Male
Adult Offender
Adult Violence
Adult Substance Use
Male Substance Use
Male Offender
Male Violence
Violence Against Women
Offender Substance Use
Alcohol Related Violence
Alcohol Use Effects
Substance Use Effects
Substance Use-Violence Co-Occurence
Sexual Assault Offender
Sexual Assault Causes
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