DATING AND SEXUAL VICTIMIZATION - AN ANALYSIS OF RISK-FACTORS AMONG PRECOLLEGE WOMEN

This article explores several factors associated with sexual assault a nd date rape in a sample of 332 women before entering a medium-sized S outhern university. Predictors reported in the literature to be associ ated with sexual assault and date rape were explored by utilizing a se xual experiences survey developed to determine the level of individual sexual victimization. Specifically, risk factors, attitudinal scales, and an assertiveness schedule were utilized for analysis with sexual victimization. The findings revealed that early childhood sexual assau lt, alcohol/drug use, adversarial sexual beliefs, and assertiveness we re statistically related to increased levels of sexual victimization i ncluding date rape.