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Perceived sexual control, sex-related alcohol expectancies and behavior predict substance-related sexual revictimization.

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2013-05
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Walsh, Kate
Messman-Moore, Terri
Zerubavel, Noga
Chandley, Rachel B
Denardi, Kathleen A
Walker, Dave P
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OBJECTIVES: Although numerous studies have documented linkages between childhood sexual abuse (CSA) and later sexual revictimization, mechanisms underlying revictimization, particularly assaults occurring in the context of substance use, are not well-understood. Consistent with Traumagenic Dynamics theory, the present study tested a path model positing that lowered perceptions of sexual control resulting from CSA may be associated with increased sex-related alcohol expectancies and heightened likelihood of risky sexual behavior, which in turn, may predict adult substance-related rape. METHODS: Participants were 546 female college students who completed anonymous surveys regarding CSA and adult rape, perceptions of sexual control, sex-related alcohol expectancies, and likelihood of engaging in risky sexual behavior. RESULTS: The data fit the hypothesized model well and all hypothesized path coefficients were significant and in the expected directions. As expected, sex-related alcohol expectancies and likelihood of risky sexual behavior only predicted substance-related rape, not forcible rape. CONCLUSIONS: Findings suggested that low perceived sexual control stemming from CSA is associated with increased sex-related alcohol expectancies and a higher likelihood of engaging in sexual behavior in the context of alcohol use. In turn these proximal risk factors heighten vulnerability to substance-related rape. Programs which aim to reduce risk for substance-related rape could be improved by addressing expectancies and motivations for risky sexual behavior in the context of substance use. Implications and future directions are discussed.
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Journal article
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Adolescent
Alcohol Drinking
Child
Child Abuse, Sexual
Female
Humans
Perception
Rape
Risk-Taking
Sexual Behavior
Students
Substance-Related Disorders
Surveys and Questionnaires
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https://hdl.handle.net/10161/11247
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10.1016/j.chiabu.2012.11.009
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Walsh, Kate; Messman-Moore, Terri; Zerubavel, Noga; Chandley, Rachel B; Denardi, Kathleen A; & Walker, Dave P (2013). Perceived sexual control, sex-related alcohol expectancies and behavior predict substance-related sexual revictimization. Child Abuse Negl, 37(5). pp. 353-359. 10.1016/j.chiabu.2012.11.009. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/11247.
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Noga Zerubavel

Assistant Consulting Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Noga Zerubavel, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University Medical Center. Dr. Zerubavel is the Director of the Stress, Trauma, and Recovery Treatment Clinic (START Clinic), which provides treatment for trauma-related disorders including PTSD, dissociative disorders, and other sequelae of trauma within the Cognitive Behavioral Research and Treatment Program at Duke. She specializes in working with
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