title: The Effects of Sexual Victimization History, Acute Alcohol Intoxication, and Level of Consensual Sex on Responses to Sexual Assault in a Hypothetical Scenario.
abstract: Assertive resistance to sexual assault can decrease the likelihood of completed rape and its subsequent aftermath; however, this relationship may be influenced by situational characteristics. This study examined how 2 manipulated variables, level of consensual sex during an encounter and acute alcohol intoxication, along with sexual victimization history, affected women's responses to a hypothetical sexual assault scenario. Female participants were assigned to a drink condition (alcohol/control) and to a consent history condition (low/high). Path analysis found that women who were previously victimized, consumed alcohol, and who were in the high consent condition endorsed greater immobility intentions during the assault; only level of consent predicted likelihood of assertive resistance. Resistance strategies were related to subsequent responding. Results suggest that interventions should seek to decrease negative consequences by empowering women to assertively resist unwanted sexual advances.
authors: Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, USA.
authors: Michele R
authors: MR
authors: Parkhill
authors: Jeanette
authors: J
authors: Norris
authors: Amanda K
authors: AK
authors: Gilmore
authors: Danielle M
authors: DM
authors: Hessler
authors: William H
authors: WH
authors: George
authors: Kelly Cue
authors: KC
authors: Davis
authors: Tina
authors: T
authors: Zawacki
mesh_terms: D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000523:psychology*; D018585:Battered Women / Q000523:psychology; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D047568:Unsafe Sex / Q000523:psychology