@article{ref1,
title="Alcohol and cannabis co-use and social context as risk pathways to sexual assault",
journal="Psychology of addictive behaviors",
year="2021",
author="Read, Jennifer P. and Colder, Craig R. and Livingston, Jennifer A. and Maguin, Eugene and Egerton, Greg",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: Simultaneous use of alcohol in combination with cannabis (&quot;co-use&quot;) is common among young adults, and associated with myriad consequences. Yet no studies have examined how co-use may confer vulnerability for sexual assault (SA). Further, though both co-use and SA commonly occur in social settings, there have been no examinations of the role that co-use may play in the broader social context that leads to assault risk. This was the objective of the present study. <br><br>METHOD: In a community sample of young adult women, (N = 174; M(age) = 22.6), we examined risk pathways to SA, guided by Routine Activities Theory (Mustaine & Tewksbury, Criminal Justice Review, 2002, 27, 89). Using a longitudinal burst design with 27 daily assessments across 1 year, women reported on their own and others' alcohol, cannabis, and co-use, and on social context and assault experiences. <br><br>RESULTS: Multilevel path model results showed alcohol and cannabis co-use to confer unique risk for SA, above and beyond the influence of use of either substance alone. Intoxication and components of the co-use social context (proximity to offenders) mediated this risk. Importantly, we observed a key role for co-use by others within the social context in assault risk. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: This study adds to the literature by providing a nuanced and contextual account of how cannabis-alcohol co-use may lead to assault vulnerability in young adult women. <br><br>FINDINGS underscore the need for intervention efforts that expand their focus to include the broader social context, and the role that the use and co-use behaviors of others may play within this context. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0893-164X",
doi="10.1037/adb0000737",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/adb0000737"
}