Thinness expectancies and restraint in Black and White college women: A prospective study

This study prospectively examined the relation between alcohol use and sexual assault in a sample (N = 319) of first-year college women. Both frequency of drinking and frequency of binge drinking were measured. Over the course of their freshman year, 19.3% reported experiencing at least one sexual assault. Frequent binge drinking and frequent drinking predicted a subsequent sexual assault; however, experiencing a sexual assault did not predict changes in alcohol use. Frequent binge drinking demonstrated a stronger association with sexual assault than did frequent drinking. Findings help clarify the relation between alcohol use and sexual assault in college women and call for continued differentiation in assessment of alcohol use.

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Prevalence of the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Unselected Black and White Women of the Southeastern United States: A Prospective Study

The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism ◽

10.1210/jc.83.9.3078 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 83 (9) ◽

pp. 3078-3082 ◽

Cited By ~ 456

Author(s):

E. S. Knochenhauer

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome ◽

Prospective Study ◽

White Women ◽

Polycystic Ovary ◽

Southeastern United States ◽

Ovary Syndrome ◽

Black And White ◽

A Prospective Study

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Risk Perception and Optimistic Bias Before and After the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001: A Prospective Study of College Women

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e416902005-054 ◽

2003 ◽

Author(s):

Amy L. Brown ◽

Diana L. Hickey ◽

Terri L. Messman-Moore

Keyword(s):

Risk Perception ◽

Prospective Study ◽

College Women ◽

September 11 ◽

Terrorist Attacks ◽

Optimistic Bias ◽

Before And After ◽

A Prospective Study

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To Whom Do College Women Confide Following Sexual Assault? A Prospective Study of Predictors of Sexual Assault Disclosure and Social Reactions

Violence Against Women ◽

10.1177/1077801212442917 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 18 (3) ◽

pp. 264-288 ◽

Cited By ~ 101

Author(s):

Lindsay M. Orchowski ◽

Christine A. Gidycz

Keyword(s):

Sexual Assault ◽

Prospective Study ◽

College Women ◽

Emotional Support ◽

Informal Support ◽

Support Providers ◽

High Tendency ◽

Female Peer ◽

A Prospective Study

A prospective methodology was used to explore predictors of sexual assault disclosure among college women, identify who women tell about sexual victimization, and examine the responses of informal support providers ( N = 374). Women most often confided in a female peer. Increased coping via seeking emotional support, strong attachments, and high tendency to disclose stressful information predicted adolescent sexual assault disclosure and disclosure over the 7-month interim. Less acquaintance with the perpetrator predicted disclosure over the follow-up, including experiences of revictimization. Victim and perpetrator alcohol use at the time of the assault also predicted disclosure over the follow-up. Implications are presented.

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