TY - JOUR
T1 - Victim alcohol intoxication during a sexual assault
T2 - Relations with subsequent PTSD symptoms
AU - Jaffe, Anna E.
AU - Steel, Anne L.
AU - DiLillo, David
AU - Hoffman, Lesa
AU - Gratz, Kim L.
AU - Messman-Moore, Terri L.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Springer Publishing Company.
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - This study examines associations between women's alcohol intoxication at the time of sexual assault and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. Drawing on the dual representation theory (Brewin, Gregory, Lipton, & Burgess, 2010), we hypothesized that intoxication at the time of assault would be positively associated with both overall symptoms of PTSD and PTSD reexperiencing symptoms in particular. A total of 143 community women (ages 18-26 years; 71.3% European American) reporting sexual victimization completed questionnaires assessing severity of coercion involved in the assault, perceived level of intoxication at the time of assault, and current PTSD symptoms. Overall, results suggested that greater alcohol intoxication (but not alcohol use alone) was associated with more severe PTSD symptoms when controlling for severity of coercion. Furthermore, higher levels of victim intoxication at the time of the assault were most predictive of reexperiencing symptoms relative to the other symptom clusters.
AB - This study examines associations between women's alcohol intoxication at the time of sexual assault and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. Drawing on the dual representation theory (Brewin, Gregory, Lipton, & Burgess, 2010), we hypothesized that intoxication at the time of assault would be positively associated with both overall symptoms of PTSD and PTSD reexperiencing symptoms in particular. A total of 143 community women (ages 18-26 years; 71.3% European American) reporting sexual victimization completed questionnaires assessing severity of coercion involved in the assault, perceived level of intoxication at the time of assault, and current PTSD symptoms. Overall, results suggested that greater alcohol intoxication (but not alcohol use alone) was associated with more severe PTSD symptoms when controlling for severity of coercion. Furthermore, higher levels of victim intoxication at the time of the assault were most predictive of reexperiencing symptoms relative to the other symptom clusters.
KW - Peritraumatic
KW - Posttraumatic stress
KW - Risk factor
KW - Sexual victimization
KW - Substance use
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U2 - 10.1891/0886-6708.VV-D-16-00045
DO - 10.1891/0886-6708.VV-D-16-00045
M3 - Article
C2 - 28516840
AN - SCOPUS:85032288511
SN - 0886-6708
VL - 32
SP - 642
EP - 657
JO - Violence and Victims
JF - Violence and Victims
IS - 4
ER -