Occasions of Alcohol and Cannabis Use and Associated Risk for Sexual Assault Among College Women With Higher Sexual Risk Alcohol Expectancies.
College women report high rates of sexual assault. Research focused on womens risk factors for sexual assault remains necessary to assist women in reducing their risk. Previous work has shown alcohol use and cannabis use to be associated with sexual assault. The current study examined whether individual difference variables moderated womens risk for sexual assault during occasions of alcohol use and cannabis use using ecological momentary assessment (EMA). Participants were 18- to 24-year-old first-year undergraduate women ( Among women who experienced sexual assault during the EMA period ( Several modifiable risk factors for sexual assault and individual differences factors may exacerbate risk. Ecological momentary interventions may be useful to reduce sexual assault risk for women with high sexual risk expectancies who use alcohol or cannabis.