Young Amy, Grey Melissa, Abbey Antonia, Boyd Carol J, McCabe Sean Esteban
Institute for Research on Women and Gender, University of Michigan, 204 South State Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1290, USA.
J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2008 Jan;69(1):39-48. doi: 10.15288/jsad.2008.69.39.
The purpose of this study was to document the prevalence and describe the characteristics of alcohol-related sexual assault among middle and high school students.
A Web-based, self-administered survey was used to collect data on 7th- through 12th-grade students (n = 1,037) in a large metropolitan area in the Midwest. A modified version of the Sexual Experiences Survey was used to ask students about their sexual victimization experiences so as to examine the involvement of alcohol within specific assault events. The sample was equally distributed by biological gender and ethnicity (white vs black) and was, on average (SD), 14 (2) years of age.
Findings from the study indicate that alcohol was involved in approximately 12%-20% of the assault cases, depending on age and gender of the respondent. For females, the presence of alcohol during assault differed significantly based on the location at which the assault occurred, ranging from 6% (at the survivor's home) to 29% (at parties or someone else's home). Furthermore, alcohol-related assault among females was more likely to involve physical force than non-alcohol-related assault.
Results are discussed in light of the risk factors of alcohol-related assault among adolescents as well as the nature of social contexts that fosters alcohol-related sexual assault among both adolescents and college students.
本研究旨在记录中学生和高中生中与酒精相关的性侵犯的发生率,并描述其特征。
采用基于网络的自填式调查,收集美国中西部一个大城市地区7至12年级学生(n = 1,037)的数据。使用经过修改的性经历调查问卷询问学生的性受害经历,以调查特定性侵犯事件中酒精的影响。样本按生物性别和种族(白人对黑人)平均分配,平均(标准差)年龄为14(2)岁。
研究结果表明,根据受访者的年龄和性别,约12%-20%的性侵犯案件涉及酒精。对于女性而言,性侵犯期间酒精的存在因侵犯发生地点的不同而有显著差异,从6%(在受害者家中)到29%(在派对或他人家中)不等。此外,与非酒精相关性侵犯相比,女性酒精相关性侵犯更可能涉及身体暴力。
根据青少年与酒精相关性侵犯的风险因素以及助长青少年和大学生酒精相关性侵犯的社会环境的性质,对结果进行了讨论。