Forcible, drug-facilitated, and incapacitated rape in relation to substance use problems: results from a national sample of college women.
This is the first study to examine the relation between rape and substance use problems in college women as a function of three legally recognized forms of rape: forcible, incapacitated, and substance-facilitated rape. Data were collected via structured telephone interview with a large national sample of college women aged 18-34 years (n=1980). Lifetime prevalence of any type of rape was 11.3% in the sample. Prevalence estimates for binge drinking and substance abuse were 15.8% and 19.8%, respectively. Lifetime experience of incapacitated rape and drug-alcohol facilitated rape, but not forcible rape, were associated with increased odds of past-year binge drinking and substance abuse. Findings have implications for secondary prevention and call for continued differentiation in assessment of rape type.
McCauley
Jenna
J
National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center, PO Box 250852, 165 Cannon Street, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, United States. mccaule@musc.edu
Ruggiero
Kenneth J
KJ
Resnick
Heidi S
HS
Conoscenti
Lauren M
LM
Kilpatrick
Dean G
DG
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D000431:Ethanol / Q000506:poisoning; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011902:Rape / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult
D000431:Ethanol