@article{ref1,
title="An Investigation of the Relationship between Self-Control and Alcohol-Induced Sexual Assault Victimization",
journal="Criminal justice and behavior",
year="2011",
author="Franklin, Cortney A.",
volume="38",
number="3",
pages="263-285",
abstract="Recently, scholars have begun to examine victim self-control as a correlate of vulnerability to general victimization. The scope of victimization contained among the studies testing this relationship is limited. More specifically, researchers have only focused on general victimization or personal/property victimization, with limited attention to violence against women, and have neglected to consider sexual assault victimization. Claims that self-control is applicable as a universal correlate of victimization necessitate additional research on the role of self-control in understanding sexual assault. Using a sample of 221 university women, the current analysis models the relationship between sexual victimization, opportunity structures, routine activity/lifestyle theory measures, and self-control. Results indicate that low self-control is significantly correlated with increased odds of alcohol-induced sexual assault victimization despite the inclusion of other theoretically relevant variables. Implications for research, theory, and prevention policy are discussed.<p />",
language="",
issn="0093-8548",
doi="10.1177/0093854810394800",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0093854810394800"
}