Incapacitated rape and alcohol use in White and Asian American college women

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
Author: 
Nguyen,H.V.
Kaysen,D.
Dillworth,T.M.
Brajcich,M.
Larimer,M.E.
Notes: 
University of Washington, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, 1100 NE 45th Street, Seattle, WA 98195-0650, USAFAU
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NOT IN FILE
Start Page: 
919
End Page: 
933
Volume: 
16
Issue: 
8
Abstract: 
This study examined ethnicity as a moderator of the relationship between incapacitated rape (IR) and outcomes of alcohol use among 5,565 Asian and White female college students. Findings indicated a significant association between ethnicity and sexual assault for alcohol related consequences and consumption. Among women who had not experienced IR, Asian women reported fewer consequences of alcohol use and lower levels of consumption than White women. When Asian and White women consumed similar amounts of alcohol, Asian women experienced more consequences of alcohol than White women. Prevention and treatment programs should focus on cultural attitudes about sexual assault, adaptive help-seeking behaviors, social support, and coping strategies. Prevention programs should focus on protective behavioral strategies to reduce high risk drinking.
Topic Areas: 
alcohol, college, racial/ethnic differences
Reference Type: 
JOUR
Reference ID: 
2680
Publication Date: 
2010/08