Incapacitated Rape and Alcohol Use in White and Asian American College Women

• NCJ Number: 231533
• Journal: Violence Against Women Volume: 16 Issue: 8 Dated: August 2010 Pages: 919-933
• Author(s): Hong V. Nguyen; Debra Kaysen; Tiara M. Dillworth; Marci Brajcich; Mary E. Larimer
• Date Published: August 2010
• Length: 15 pages
• Grant Number(s): R01AA012547; F32AA014728
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Health and Human Services
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Research (Applied/Empirical)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This study examined the impact of incapacitated rape (IR) and ethnicity on drinking behavior in female college students.

Abstract

This study examined the role of Asian ethnicity as a moderator of drinking outcomes associated with alcohol-related sexual assault (incapacitated rape). Participants were 5,467 Asian American and White college women. Results found the overall MANOVA for ethnicity and incapacitated rape (IR) interactions to be significant. Asian American participants with no history of IR had fewer drinking problems than White American participants with no history of IR. Asian American participants with IR histories had more drinking problems than White Americans with IR histories. Findings indicate Asian Americans who experience IR may be at increased risk for negative alcohol outcomes. Figures and references (Published Abstract)