Sell Nichole M, Turrisi Rob, Scaglione Nichole M, Cleveland Michael J, Mallett Kimberly A
Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University.
Department of Biobehavioral Health and Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center, The Pennsylvania State University.
Psychol Women Q. 2018 Mar;42(1):62-71. doi: 10.1177/0361684317744198. Epub 2018 Feb 22.
Heavy drinking is a risk factor for sexual assault. Although protective behavioral strategies (PBS) tend to be associated with reduced alcohol consumption, there are studies showing differential benefits for using these strategies. The current study extended the research on PBS and drinking by examining daily associations between alcohol consumption and sexual assault PBS (e.g., letting others know one's whereabouts) versus stopping or limiting drinking PBS (e.g., planning to stop drinking at a predetermined time) and manner of drinking PBS (e.g., avoiding mixing alcohol types). Women who are heavy episodic drinkers attending a northeastern university ( = 69) completed 14 daily reports of alcohol consumption and PBS use. Using multilevel modeling, we examined associations between alcohol consumption and PBS types across days and PBS users. Alcohol consumption increased with greater use of sexual assault PBS and decreased with greater use of stopping or limiting drinking and manner of drinking PBS. Findings suggest differential benefits for specific PBS. Clinicians, teachers, and parents can provide a menu of options for reducing sexual assault risk by encouraging women to use sexual assault and drinking PBS together.
酗酒是性侵犯的一个风险因素。尽管保护性的行为策略（PBS）往往与饮酒量的减少有关，但有研究表明使用这些策略会带来不同的益处。当前的研究通过考察饮酒量与性侵犯PBS（例如，告知他人自己的行踪）、停止或限制饮酒PBS（例如，计划在预定时间停止饮酒）以及饮酒方式PBS（例如，避免混合不同类型的酒）之间的日常关联，扩展了对PBS和饮酒的研究。就读于一所东北部大学的重度偶发性饮酒女性（n = 69）完成了14份关于饮酒量和PBS使用情况的每日报告。我们使用多层次模型，考察了不同日期以及不同PBS使用者中饮酒量与PBS类型之间的关联。随着性侵犯PBS使用频率的增加，饮酒量上升；而随着停止或限制饮酒PBS以及饮酒方式PBS使用频率的增加，饮酒量下降。研究结果表明特定的PBS会带来不同的益处。临床医生、教师和家长可以通过鼓励女性同时使用性侵犯和饮酒PBS，提供一系列降低性侵犯风险的选择。
