Emotion Regulation Difficulties Moderate the Association Between Typical Drinking and Sexual Assault Victimization Among Sexual and Gender Minority University Students

Mitchell Kirwan, Ruschelle M. Leone, Kelly Cue Davis, Lindsay M. Orchowski, Amanda K. Gilmore

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Abstract

Sexual and gender minority (SGM) students report higher alcohol consumption, emotion regulation difficulties, and sexual assault victimization severity than cisgender, heterosexual individuals. A sample of 754 undergraduate students completed an online survey assessing alcohol use, emotion regulation, and sexual victimization. Regression analyses indicated that, among SGM students with higher emotion regulation difficulties, typical weekly drinking was positively associated with sexual assault victimization severity, but among cisgender, heterosexual students and SGM students with lower emotion regulation difficulties, there was no association between drinking and victimization severity. Thus, SGM students benefit from interventions targeting alcohol use and emotion regulation difficulties.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)768-790
Number of pages23
JournalViolence Against Women
Volume30
Issue number3-4
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2024

Keywords

  • LGBTQ+
  • alcohol use
  • emotion regulation
  • sexual assault victimization

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Gender Studies
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Law

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