Citation

Brener ND, McMahon PM, Warren CW, Douglas KA. J. Consult. Clin. Psychol. 1999; 67(2): 252-259.

Affiliation

Division of Adolescent and School Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA. nad1@cdc.gov

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, American Psychological Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10224736

Abstract

This study analyzed data from the 1995 National College Health Risk Behavior Survey (NCHRBS) to assess the prevalence of lifetime rape among female college students and to examine the association between rape and health-risk behaviors. The NCHRBS used a mail questionnaire to assess health-risk behaviors among a nationally representative sample of undergraduate students. Twenty percent of female students reported ever having been forced to have sexual intercourse, most often during adolescence. When analyses controlled for demographic characteristics, female students who had ever been raped were significantly more likely than those who had not to report a wide range of health-risk behaviors. These results highlight a need to improve rape prevention and treatment programs for female adolescents.

Language: en