@article{ref1,
title="Alcohol-involved sexual assault in the US military: a scoping review",
journal="European journal of psychotraumatology",
year="2023",
author="Miggantz, Erin L. and Orchowski, Lindsay M. and Beltran, Jessica L. and Walter, Kristen H. and Hollingsworth, Julia C. and Cue Davis, Kelly and Zong, Zoe Y. and Meza-Lopez, Richard and Hutchins, Anna and Gilmore, Amanda K.",
volume="14",
number="2",
pages="e2282020-e2282020",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Sexual assault and alcohol use are significant public health concerns, including for the United States (US) military. Although alcohol is a risk factor for military sexual assault (MSA), research on the extent of alcohol-involvement in MSAs has not been synthesised.<br><br>OBJECTIVE: Accordingly, this scoping review is a preliminary step in evaluating the existing literature on alcohol-involved MSAs among US service members and veterans, with the goals of quantifying the prevalence of alcohol-involved MSA, examining differences in victim versus perpetrator alcohol consumption, and identifying additional knowledge gaps.<br><br>METHOD: In accordance with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines for Scoping Reviews, articles in this review were written in English, published in 1996 or later, reported statistics regarding alcohol-involved MSA, and included samples of US service members or veterans who experienced MSA during military service.<br><br>RESULTS: A total of 34 of 2436 articles identified met inclusion criteria. Studies often measured alcohol and drug use together. Rates of reported MSAs that involved the use of alcohol or alcohol/drugs ranged from 14% to 66.1% (M = 36.94%; Mdn = 37%) among servicemen and from 0% to 83% (M = 40.27%; Mdn = 41%) among servicewomen. Alcohol use was frequently reported in MSAs, and there is a dearth of information on critical event-level characteristics of alcohol-involved MSA. Additionally, studies used different definitions and measures of MSA and alcohol use, complicating comparisons across studies.<br><br>CONCLUSION: The lack of event-level data, and inconsistencies in definitions, measures, and sexual assault timeframes across articles demonstrates that future research and data collection efforts require more event-level detail and consistent methodology to better understand the intersection of alcohol and MSA, which will ultimately inform MSA prevention and intervention efforts.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2000-8198",
doi="10.1080/20008066.2023.2282020",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008066.2023.2282020"
}