Women's perceptions of and responses to sexual aggression: the alcohol myopia and anxiolysis-disinhibition theories

dc.contributor.authorDavis, Kelly Layne Cueen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-10-06T23:07:38Z
dc.date.available2009-10-06T23:07:38Z
dc.date.issued1999en_US
dc.descriptionThesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 1999en_US
dc.description.abstractThis study investigated how alcohol consumption impacts women's ability to detect and react to sexual assault risk in a hypothetical dating situation. A 2 x 2 between-subjects experiment investigating the effects of alcohol consumption and relationship characteristics on risk perception and behavioral resistance was conducted. Hypotheses were tested regarding the influence of both alcohol myopia and anxiolysis-disinhibition on intoxicated participants. As predicted, intoxicated women did not detect sexual assault risk as early in the situation as sober women did. However, the hypothesis that intoxicated women would choose more forceful resistance strategies than sober women was not upheld. These findings aid in explicating the strong relationship between alcohol consumption and sexual assault.en_US
dc.format.extentvi, 164 p.en_US
dc.identifier.otherb4413762xen_US
dc.identifier.other44530659en_US
dc.identifier.otherThesis 48499en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1773/9160
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
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dc.subject.otherTheses--Psychologyen_US
dc.titleWomen's perceptions of and responses to sexual aggression: the alcohol myopia and anxiolysis-disinhibition theoriesen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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