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Understanding and Preventing Alcohol-Related Sexual Assault

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Abstract

Research on alcohol and sexual assault has increased greatly in quantity and sophistication since the association between the two was first recognized. Using my personal experience of 30 years of sexual assault research as a frame, I trace the development of important breakthroughs and insights in understanding alcohol-related sexual assault. Among the important milestones are the identification of incapacitated rape as a distinct and prevalent form of victimization among college students and recognition of the close linkage between alcohol-related sexual assault and sexual activity such as hookups. Emerging research points toward the importance of drinking environments and individual differences in motivations to frequent these environments, in understanding how potential perpetrators and victims are brought together. Prevention is challenging given the variety of processes underlying sexual assault. However, some efforts, both individual and those targeting drinking environments and policy, have achieved some success in reducing sexual assault and increasing our understanding of the mechanisms underlying alcohol-related sexual assault.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationNebraska Symposium on Motivation
PublisherSpringer
Pages7-36
Number of pages30
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023

Publication series

NameNebraska Symposium on Motivation
Volume68
ISSN (Print)0146-7875

Keywords

  • Alcohol
  • Drinking environment
  • Hookups
  • Prevention
  • Reduction
  • Sexual assault

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