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Age at First Sexual Assault and Current Substance Use and Depression

University of South Carolina, kaukinen{at}gwm.sc.edu

Alfred DeMaris

Bowling Green State University

This article explores how the association between sexual violence and substance use and mental health differs by race and life course stage. Analyses are based on data (n = 8,000) from the Violence and Threats of Violence against Women and Men in the United States Survey, 1994-1996 (NVAWS). Although sexual violence does not heighten the risk of problem drinking for White women, minority women victimized in adulthood are significantly more likely to engage in problem drinking and use illicit drugs. This suggests that for minority women the effects of recent victimization experiences result in immediate and potentially long-lasting consequences. The findings with respect to the association between sexual violence and depression are consistent with the child and adolescent development literature. It is Hispanic women who are more likely to suffer depression as a consequence of child sexual assault.

Key Words: mental health • substance abuse • race and/or ethnicity • life course

Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Vol. 20, No. 10, 1244-1270 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/0886260505277732


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