Forcible,Drug-Facilitated,and Incapacitated Rape and Sexual Assault Among Undergraduate Women |
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| Authors: | Steven Lawyer PhD Heidi Resnick PhD Von Bakanic PhD Tracy Burkett PhD Dean Kilpatrick PhD |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Psychology , Idaho State University , Pocatello, Idaho;2. National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center , Medical University of South Carolina , Charleston, South Carolina;3. Department of Sociology and Anthropology , College of Charleston , Charleston, South Carolina |
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| Abstract: | Abstract Objective: To examine the prevalence of drug-related sexual assaults, identify the frequency of assaults that occur following voluntary versus involuntary drug or alcohol consumption, and identify contextual correlates of drug-related assaults. Participants: College-student females (n = 314). Methods: Volunteers reported experiences with forcible and drug-related sexual assaults in the spring semester of 2004. Follow-up queries regarding the most severe drug-related assaults determined whether the assaults followed voluntary or involuntary alcohol or drug consumption. Results: 29.6% (n = 93) of the respondents reported a drug-related sexual assault or rape; 5.4% (n = 17) reported a forcible sexual assault or rape. Voluntary incapacitation preceded 84.6% of drug-related assaults and involuntary incapacitation preceded 15.4% of drug-related assaults. The majority of drug-related assaults (96.1%) involved alcohol consumption prior to assault. Conclusions: Drug-related sexual assaults on college campuses are more frequent than are forcible assaults and are most frequently preceded by voluntary alcohol consumption. |
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| Keywords: | rape sexual assault alcohol drugs college |
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