Substance Use and PTSD Symptoms Impact the Likelihood of Rape and Revictimization in College Women

Autor/inn/en	Messman-Moore, Terri L.; Ward, Rose Marie; Brown, Amy L.
Titel	Substance Use and PTSD Symptoms Impact the Likelihood of Rape and Revictimization in College Women
Quelle	In: Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 24 (2009) 3, S.499-521 (23 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0886-2605
DOI	10.1177/0886260508317199
Schlagwörter	Rape; Antisocial Behavior; Females; Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Sexuality; At Risk Persons; Victims of Crime; Sexual Abuse; Child Abuse; Substance Abuse; College Students; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Predictor Variables; Correlation; Family Environment Scale; Sexual Experiences Survey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sexueller Missbrauch; Sexuelle Gewalt; Vergewaltigung; Weibliches Geschlecht; Sexualität; Risikogruppe; Victim; Victims; Crime; Opfer; Verbrechen; Abuse of children; Abuse; Child; Children; Kindesmissbrauch; Missbrauch; Kind; Kinder; Drug use; Drug consomption; Drogenkonsum; Collegestudent; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Prädiktor; Korrelation
Abstract	The present study utilized a mixed retrospective and prospective design with an 8-month follow-up period to test a model of revictimization that included multiple childhood (i.e., child sexual, physical, and emotional abuse) and situational variables (i.e., substance use, sexual behavior) for predicting rape among 276 college women. It was of particular interest to determine whether traumatic responses (e.g., posttraumatic symptomatology or risky behavior) increased vulnerability for revictimization. During the 8-month follow-up period, 9% of participants were raped; 88% of assaults involved substance use by the victim. Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomatology predicted rape, substance use, and sexual behavior. Substance use, but not sexual behavior, mediated the relation between PTSD symptomatology and rape during the follow-up period. Sexual behavior indirectly impacted risk for rape via substance use. Results suggest that college women with PTSD symptomatology may be at greater risk for rape if they use substances to reduce distress. (Contains 3 figures and 1 note.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10