Citation

Hequembourg AL, Livingston JA, Parks KA. Violence Against Women 2013; 19(5): 634-657.

Affiliation

1Research Institute on Addictions, University at Buffalo, NY, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801213490557

PMID

23759663

Abstract

This study examines relationships among childhood sexual abuse (CSA), risky alcohol use, and adult sexual victimization among bisexual and lesbian women. Half (51.2%) of women reported CSA and 71.2% reported adult sexual victimization. Perpetrators were generally male, and 56.4% of women's most recent adult sexual victimization incidents occurred after coming out. Regression results indicated that adult sexual victimization severity was associated with a bisexual identity, more severe CSA history, more lifetime sexual partners, and higher alcohol severity scores. Compared to lesbians, bisexual women reported more severe adult sexual victimization experiences, greater revictimization, riskier drinking patterns, and more lifetime male sexual partners.

Language: en