Open AccessThe differential effects of verbal sexual coercion and forcible sexual assault on alcohol use and consequence trajectories in the first year of college.
Author(s) -
Rachael Shaw,
Jennifer P. Read
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
psychological trauma
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.059
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1942-9681
pISSN - 1942-969X
DOI - 10.1037/tra0001130
Subject(s) - sexual coercion , sexual assault , coercion (linguistics) , psychology , clinical psychology , injury prevention , criminology , poison control , medical emergency , medicine , linguistics , philosophy
Verbal sexual coercion (VSC) is the most prevalent and pervasive form of sexual victimization that women experience, yet the long-term harmful effects of this type of experience are unknown. The current study examined the effects of verbal sexual coercion versus forcible sexual assault (FSA) on alcohol use and alcohol consequences, two deleterious outcomes that have been linked to sexual victimization.