Citation

Kirwan M, Lanni DJ, Warnke A, Pickett SM, Parkhill MR. Violence Against Women 2019; 25(9): 1053-1073.

Affiliation

Oakland University, Rochester, MI, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801218808396

PMID

30360699

Abstract

Sexual assault remains a significant problem on college campuses, and previous research identifies alcohol and emotion regulation as potential contributors to perpetration. Data were collected from 101 male undergraduates, assessing emotion regulation difficulties, sexual aggression perpetration toward women, and alcohol consumption.

RESULTS showed that emotion regulation moderated the relationship between alcohol consumption and sexual aggression, such that those with high emotion regulation difficulties were more likely to behave in a sexually aggressive manner. Thus, men with high emotion regulation difficulties may be more likely than those with low difficulties to use alcohol to overcome their inhibitions and perpetrate sexual aggression.

Language: en

Keywords

alcohol; emotion regulation; sexual assault perpetration