Alcohol-Involved Sexual Assault Risk the Routines of Daily Life: A Social Goal Perspective

ReadColder
Researchers will examine the ways in which women may enter into and navigate high risk contexts and activities (routine risk activities) that are known to be associated with sexual assault.

Sexual assault (SA) is a significant problem affecting young adult women. The routine social activities in which women engage are a critical mechanism of assault risk, one that is not well understood. As such, directions for prevention are few. In the proposed study, researchers will examine the ways in which women may enter into and navigate high risk contexts and activities (routine risk activities) that are known to be associated with SA. This examination will focus on social- interpersonal goals, which they believe to be at the core of SA risk. They also will examine capacity for self-regulation, and peer influences, which may augment or buffer against this risk. In a longitudinal community sample, researchers will use a measurement burst design to examine individual and environmental risk for ASA, and whether this risk can be predicted by early social development.

Principal Investigator
Jennifer Read, PhD
Department of Psychology

Co-Investigators
Craig Colder, PhD
Department of Psychology

Funding Agency
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

Grant Number
R01-AA026105

Dates
2018-2023