Female college students, aged 18-25 years, are at high risk
for sexual violence compared with women of other age groups. Lack of clear
consent is a preceding and defining component of forced sex and sexual
violence. This study explored the association between sexual consent awareness,
attitudes, and beliefs and a history of forced sex among a sample of college
women. In addition, the level of alcohol use among this group was examined.
A cross-sectional electronic survey was sent to
approximately 5900 female students enrolled at a large public university in the
northeastern United States. Sexual consent was measured with the Sexual Consent
Scale-Revised, and alcohol use was measured with the Alcohol Use Disorders
Identification Test-Consumption Items. Logistic regression models were used to
examine the differences in sexual consent scores based on a history of forced
sex.
The final sample included 925 students.
- Twenty-two percent of participants reported a history of forced sex;
- more than half (59%) reported alcohol use before sexual activity.
- Women with greater awareness of sexual consent were significantly more likely to have a history of forced sex.
- Women who utilize more nonverbal, indirect approaches to communicating sexual consent were significantly less likely to have a history of forced sex compared with women with no history of forced sex.
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- 1Author Affiliations: 1College of Health Sciences, School of Nursing, University of Massachusetts Lowell; 2William F. Connell School of Nursing, Boston College; and 3SRI International, Center for Education and Human Services, Education Division, Menlo Park, California.
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