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Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Vol. 18, No. 7, 813-833 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/0886260503253301
© 2003 SAGE Publications

The Relationship Between the Quantity of Alcohol Consumed and the Severity of Sexual Assaults Committed by College Men

Antonia Abbey

Wayne State University

A. Monique Clinton-Sherrod

Research Triangle Institute International

Pam McAuslan

University of Michigan–Dearborn

Tina Zawacki

University of Washington

Philip O. Buck

Wayne State University

Researchers have suggested that intoxicated perpetrators may act more violently than other perpetrators, although empirical findings have been mixed. Past research has focused on whether or not alcohol was consumed, rather than the quantity consumed, and this may explain these inconsistent findings. The authors hypothesized that the quantity of alcohol consumed would have a curvilinear relationship to the severity of the assault. Data were collected from 113 college men who reported that they had committed a sexual assault since the age of 14. The quantity of alcohol that perpetrators consumed during the assault was linearly related to how much aggression they used and was curvilinearly related to the type of sexual assault committed. The quantity of alcohol that victims consumed during the assault was linearly related to the type of sexual assault committed. Strategies for improving assessment of alcohol consumption in sexual assault research are discussed.

Key Words: sexual assault • alcohol • perpetration • college students


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