Alcohol and Sexual Violence

David DiLillo, Sarah J. Gervais, Dennis E. McChargue

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 2023
• Print ISBN: 9783031244254
• eBook ISBN: 9783031244261
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: Clinical Psychology
• Index: Psychology

This book provides a chronology of the 68th Nebraska Symposium on Motivation, which is focused on contemporary research knowledge about sexual violence and alcohol use. This book is more specific to dating and intimate partner sexual violence in young adult populations. The target audience is researchers, prevention agencies and policymakers within academia and military settings. 

Alcohol use has long been recognized as a major contributor to sexual assault, with an estimated 50% of sexual assaults in the U.S. involving drinking by the victim, perpetrator, or both. Beyond the usual harmful effects, alcohol-involved assaults are associated with unique sequelae for female victims, including increased self-blame, stigma, and greater alcohol use to cope. Moreover, heavier drinking on the part of the perpetrator is associated with more serious incidents of assault (e.g., involving physical force) that result in more severe outcomes for victims.

The purpose ofthis Symposium on Motivation is to bring together a group of experts in the areas of alcohol and sexual aggression to articulate the causes, consequences, and mechanisms of alcohol-involved sexual assault. Speakers will talk about classic and contemporary research and theories on these issues using cutting-edge approaches (e.g., virtual reality, neuroscience, laboratory-based alcohol administration) from a variety of perspectives (perpetrators, victims, bystanders).

Table of contents

• Cover
• Front Matter
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Understanding and Preventing Alcohol-Related Sexual Assault
• 3. Integrated Alcohol and Sexual Assault Prevention for Military Service Members: Conceptual Rationale and Program Models
• 4. Understanding Alcohol-Involved Sexual Aggression Through the Science of Behavior Change
• 5. Alcohol-Related Sexual Violence Perpetration Toward Sexual and Gender Minority Populations: A Critical Review and Call to Action
• 6. Alcohol and Men’s Sexual Assault Perpetration Against Women: How Is Our Understanding Hampered by Limitations in Existing Experimental Analogues?
• 7. Understanding and Addressing Alcohol and Sexual Violence: We Have Made Progress but Still Have Miles to Go
• Back Matter