@article{ref1,
title="The effects of sexual victimization history, acute alcohol intoxication, and level of consensual sex on responses to sexual assault in a hypothetical scenario",
journal="Violence and victims",
year="2016",
author="Parkhill, Michele R. and Norris, Jeanette and Gilmore, Amanda K. and Hessler, Danielle M. and George, William H. and Davis, Kelly Cue and Zawacki, Tina",
volume="31",
number="5",
pages="938-956",
abstract="Assertive resistance to sexual assault can decrease the likelihood of completed rape and its subsequent aftermath; however, this relationship may be influenced by situational characteristics. This study examined how 2 manipulated variables, level of consensual sex during an encounter and acute alcohol intoxication, along with sexual victimization history, affected women's responses to a hypothetical sexual assault scenario. Female participants were assigned to a drink condition (alcohol/control) and to a consent history condition (low/high). Path analysis found that women who were previously victimized, consumed alcohol, and who were in the high consent condition endorsed greater immobility intentions during the assault; only level of consent predicted likelihood of assertive resistance. Resistance strategies were related to subsequent responding. <br><br>RESULTS suggest that interventions should seek to decrease negative consequences by empowering women to assertively resist unwanted sexual advances.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0886-6708",
doi="10.1891/0886-6708.VV-D-14-00042",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/0886-6708.VV-D-14-00042"
}