To determine whether being the victim of violence during a
date among female college students on any given day predicted cannabis and
alcohol use the following day.
Between August 2010 and January 2013, we conducted a 90-day
daily diary study with 174 females who were in current dating relationships
from a large university in the Southeastern United States. The mean age of the
sample was 18.71 (SD = 1.27); participants were primarily non-Hispanic
Caucasian (85.5%). Participants answered questions about contact with their
dating partner, being the victim of violence (physical and sexual) during a
date, physical perpetration, alcohol use, and cannabis use for up to 90 days.
The mean number of diaries completed was 54.90 (SD = 27.66).
The primary outcomes were self-reported daily cannabis and
alcohol use. Being the victim of violence during a date was assessed each day
using self-report items from the Revised Conflict Tactics Scales and Sexual
Experiences Survey.
Being the victim of violence during a date predicted
cannabis use the following day (OR = 2.25), and this effect held when
controlling for contact with a partner, cannabis and alcohol use the previous
day, physical perpetration the previous day, alcohol use the same day, and the
overall likelihood of being the victim of violence during a date, substance
use, and physical perpetration. Being the victim of violence during a date did
not predict next day alcohol use. Being the victim of sexual and physical
violence during a date did not differentially predict next day substance use.
Among female college students in the USA, being the victim
of violence during a date appears to increase the risk for cannabis use the
following day.
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- 1Ohio University.
- 2Florida State University.
- 3University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
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