Suicide Attempts Linked to Dating Violence, Sexual Assault

Sexual and gender minority (SGM) adolescents report higher rates of dating violence victimization compared with their heterosexual and cisgender peers. Research on dating violence often neglects diversity in sexual and gender identities and is limited to experiences in relationships. Further, given that dating violence and alcohol use are comorbid, research on experiences of dating violence could provide insights into alcohol use disparities among SGM adolescents. We aimed to map patterns of relationship experiences, sexual and physical dating violence, and sexual and physical assault and explored differences in these experiences among SGM adolescents. Further, we examined how these patterns explained alcohol use. We used a U.S. non-probability national web-based survey administered to 13–17-year-old SGM adolescents ( N = 12,534). Using latent class analyses, four patterns were identified: low relationship experience, dating violence and harassment and assault (72.0%), intermediate dating experiences, sexual harassment, and assault and low levels of dating violence (13.1%), high dating experiences, dating violence, and sexual assault (8.6%), and high dating experiences, dating violence, and sexual harassment and assault (6.3%). Compared to lesbian and gay adolescents, bisexual adolescents reported more experiences with dating, dating violence, and sexual assault, whereas heterosexual adolescents reported fewer experiences with dating, dating violence, and sexual harassment and assault. Compared to cisgender boys, cisgender girls, transgender boys, and non-binary/assigned male at birth adolescents were more likely to experience dating violence inside and outside of relationship contexts. Experiences of dating, dating violence, and sexual harassment and assault were associated with both drinking frequency and heavy episodic drinking. Together, the findings emphasize the relevance of relationship experiences when studying dating violence and how dating violence and sexual harassment and assault might explain disparities in alcohol use.

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Factors Associated With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptomology Among Women Who Have Experienced Sexual Assault in Canada

Journal of Interpersonal Violence ◽

10.1177/0886260519860084 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 088626051986008

Author(s):

Janice Du Mont ◽

Holly Johnson ◽

Cassandra Hill

Keyword(s):

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽

Sexual Assault ◽

Posttraumatic Stress ◽

Dating Violence ◽

Sexual Victimization ◽

Stress Disorder ◽

General Social Survey ◽

Future Research ◽

Ptsd Symptoms ◽

Sexually Assaulted

There is a dearth of information about the association of victim-related and assailant-related characteristics and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among sexually assaulted women. Recently, Statistics Canada included items measuring the possible presence of PTSD symptoms in their 2014 nationally representative General Social Survey on Victimization (GSS-V), for the purpose of improving the understanding of mental health impacts associated with sexual victimization. The present study used the GSS-V to examine the association of sociodemographic, health, and assailant characteristics and prior traumatic experiences in the form of physical or sexual dating violence, physical assault, stalking, childhood abuse, and witnessing of violence between parents with PTSD symptomology among sexually assaulted women. Among 319 women who reported experiencing at least one incident of sexual assault in the 12 months prior to the survey, 68.6% had experienced at least one negative emotional impact as a result, among whom, 43.6% reported past-month PTSD symptoms. Logistic regression modeling revealed that prior traumatic events in the form of physical or sexual dating violence, stalking, and having witnessed violence between parents were associated with higher odds of experiencing PTSD symptoms, as was having been sexually assaulted by a known assailant. In contrast, the odds of experiencing PTSD symptoms was lower for Aboriginal or visible minority women. The results suggest that PTSD symptoms in the near aftermath of sexual victimization are common, and there are a range of factors that contribute to the likelihood of developing these symptoms. Implications for future research are discussed.

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Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Sexual Harassment Victimization Among Girls on an Indian Reservation: An Examination of Rates and Risk and Protective Factors

Violence Against Women ◽

10.1177/10778012211012091 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 107780122110120

Author(s):

Katie M. Edwards ◽

Laura Siller ◽

Damon Leader Charge ◽

Simone Bordeaux ◽

Leon Leader Charge

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

Native American ◽

Sexual Assault ◽

Sexual Harassment ◽

Dating Violence ◽

Regression Analyses ◽

Indian Reservation ◽

Middle School Girls ◽

High School Girls ◽

School Girls

We documented the scope and correlates of past 6-month victimization among middle and high school girls on an Indian Reservation. Participants were 102 Native American girls in Grades 6-12. Rates of all forms of past 6-month victimization were higher for high school girls compared with middle school girls. In regression analyses, binge drinking related to higher rates of sexual assault and sexual harassment. Furthermore, connection to culture related to lower rates of sexual harassment, and efficacy to resist a sexual assault was related to lower rates of sexual assault and sexual harassment.

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Reducing sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking on campus (DOJ)

Federal Grants & Contracts ◽

10.1002/fgc.30249 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 43 (5) ◽

pp. 4-4

Keyword(s):

Domestic Violence ◽

Sexual Assault ◽

Dating Violence

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Bystander interventions for sexual assault and dating violence on college campuses: Are we putting bystanders in harm's way?

Journal of American College Health ◽

10.1080/07448481.2016.1264407 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 65 (3) ◽

pp. 149-157 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Tricia H. Witte ◽

Deborah M. Casper ◽

Christine L. Hackman ◽

Mazheruddin M. Mulla

Keyword(s):

Sexual Assault ◽

Dating Violence ◽

College Campuses

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Eating disorders as a repercussion of sexual assault, a consequence to consider

10.21203/rs.3.rs-909393/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Aurore Malet-Karas ◽

Delphine Bernard-Wallendorf ◽

Emmanuelle Piet ◽

Eric Bertin

Keyword(s):

Eating Disorders ◽

Sexual Assault ◽

Sexual Violence ◽

Suicide Attempts ◽

Emotional Dysregulation ◽

Psychological Consequences ◽

Post Traumatic Stress ◽

Self Medication ◽

Self Mutilation ◽

Post Traumatic

Abstract Purpose This study aims at clarifying the links between sexual violence and eating disorders (EDs). Methods In a sample of 12638 victims of sexual violence, we analyzed the situation of 546 victims that declared having developed ED. We assessed the characteristics of the assault (age, type of aggression) and the medical consequences (PTSD, depression, suicide attempts, anxiety disorders …). Results ED prevalence was 4.3% in the victim sample. The age of the first assault in ED victims was significantly lower than that of the whole population (12y vs 16 y for median; p<0.001). A much higher prevalence of sexual assault consequences was present in victims developing ED with odd ratios (OR) for: self-mutilation (OR = 11.5 [8.29-15.95], p<0.001); depression (OR=5.7 [4.81-6.86], p<0.001); self-medication (OR = 5.3 [3.86-7.19], p<0.001); suicide attempts (OR =4.5 [3.59-5.67], p<0.001); Post-traumatic stress disorder (OR = 3.8 [2.99-4.78], p<0.001) ; anxiety troubles (OR = 5.2 [4.11-6.47], p<0.001); alcoholism (OR =4.0 [2.81-5.58], p<0.001). Conclusion This study confirms the link between ED and sexual violence, especially in childhood, leading to severe psychological consequences. In this context, ED should be envisaged as a coping strategy accompanying emotional dysregulation due to traumatic events, and be treated as such.

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Patterns of Violence Victimization and Perpetration Among Adolescents Using Latent Class Analysis

Journal of Interpersonal Violence ◽

10.1177/0886260519862272 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 088626051986227 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Stephanie N. Sessarego ◽

Laura Siller ◽

Katie M. Edwards

Keyword(s):

Sexual Assault ◽

New England ◽

Latent Class Analysis ◽

Dating Violence ◽

Interpersonal Violence ◽

Latent Class ◽

Future Research ◽

Class Analysis ◽

Violence Victimization ◽

Broad Term

Research has identified interpersonal violence (a broad term that includes stalking, harassment, sexual assault, and physical dating violence) as a major problem among adolescents. Research suggests that there are different patterns, or classes, of interpersonal violence victimization and perpetration, but little of this work has focused on adolescents. In the current study, we conducted latent class analysis using a sample of 2,921 adolescent girls and boys in high school from northern New England to assess varying patterns of interpersonal violence victimization and perpetration over the past 2 months, specifically stalking, harassment, sexual assault, and dating violence. Four classes of violence victimization and perpetration were identified: (a) No Victimization or Perpetration class ( n = 1,898, 65.0%), (b) Low Victimization and Perpetration class ( n = 343, 11.7%), (c) Harassment Victimization Only class ( n = 560, 19.2%), and (d) High Victimization and Low Perpetration class ( n = 120, 4.1%). Several differences in classes emerged as a function of demographic and behavioral health variables. For example, the High Victimization and Low Perpetration class had the highest proportion of girls and youth with sexual minority status. Furthermore, youth in the High Victimization and Low Perpetration class also had a significantly higher proportion of class members endorsing depressed mood and engagement in binge drinking than the youth in other classes. These findings demonstrate the heterogeneity in patterns of interpersonal violence, which future research should seek to better understand in terms of etiology, outcomes, and best practices for prevention and intervention.

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