AI Article Synopsis

  • A study aimed to create a brief tool to assess attitudes toward sexual consent specifically related to alcohol use.
  • Researchers developed a 12-item scale called the Alcohol and Sexual Consent Scale, tested on college students to ensure its validity.
  • This scale can be useful in evaluating the effectiveness of sexual assault prevention programs.

Article Abstract

Objective: To establish a short measure of attitudes toward sexual consent in the context of alcohol consumption.

Methods: Using a multistage and systematic measurement development process, the investigators developed the Alcohol and Sexual Consent Scale using a sample of college students.

Results: The resulting 12-item scale, the Alcohol and Sexual Consent Scale, was examined across a variety of validation measures. The measure is related to alcohol consumption, sexual habits, and sexual victimization and/or perpetration.

Conclusions: The Alcohol and Sexual Consent Scale can be used to serve as an outcome measure in sexual assault prevention programming.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.5993/AJHB.36.6.3DOI Listing

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