title: Sexual victimization and associated risks among lesbian and bisexual women.
abstract: This study examines relationships among childhood sexual abuse (CSA), risky alcohol use, and adult sexual victimization among bisexual and lesbian women. Half (51.2%) of women reported CSA and 71.2% reported adult sexual victimization. Perpetrators were generally male, and 56.4% of women's most recent adult sexual victimization incidents occurred after coming out. Regression results indicated that adult sexual victimization severity was associated with a bisexual identity, more severe CSA history, more lifetime sexual partners, and higher alcohol severity scores. Compared to lesbians, bisexual women reported more severe adult sexual victimization experiences, greater revictimization, riskier drinking patterns, and more lifetime male sexual partners.
authors.affiliation: Research Institute on Addictions, University at Buffalo, 1021 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14203-1016, USA. ahequemb@ria.buffalo.edu
authors.forename: Amy L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Hequembourg
authors.forename: Jennifer A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Livingston
authors.forename: Kathleen A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Parks
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D054523:Adult Survivors of Child Abuse; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D001727:Bisexuality; D002648:Child; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D057237:Criminals; D005260:Female; D018452:Homosexuality, Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011902:Rape; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012742:Sex Offenses; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: adult sexual victimization; bisexual women; childhood sexual abuse; lesbian women; revictimization; risky drinking