<p>“Having a more precise understanding of alcohol’s role in sexual assault will aid in the development of more sophisticated and targeted interventions,” said Antonia Abbey, professor in psychology at Wayne State University.<br /><br />She reviewed survey literature to examine the link between sexual assaults and alcohol, since half of all such attacks involve alcohol consumption, the journal Drug and Alcohol Review reports. <br /><br />One study reviewed a sample of 356 male college students, of whom 42.4 per cent had no history of sexual assault, while 31.2 per cent were sexual perpetrators while consuming alcohol, according to a Wayne statement.<br /><br />Perpetrators who used alcohol differed from others in their strong belief that alcohol increased their sexuality and women’s interest in having sex.<br /><br />They drank the most alcohol in potential sexual situations. <br /><br />Alcohol appeared to influence the circumstances under which some men are most likely to commit sexual assault, the research said. <br /><br />Alcohol affected aggression, but these effects were the strongest for people already predisposed to be aggressive.</p>
<p>“Having a more precise understanding of alcohol’s role in sexual assault will aid in the development of more sophisticated and targeted interventions,” said Antonia Abbey, professor in psychology at Wayne State University.<br /><br />She reviewed survey literature to examine the link between sexual assaults and alcohol, since half of all such attacks involve alcohol consumption, the journal Drug and Alcohol Review reports. <br /><br />One study reviewed a sample of 356 male college students, of whom 42.4 per cent had no history of sexual assault, while 31.2 per cent were sexual perpetrators while consuming alcohol, according to a Wayne statement.<br /><br />Perpetrators who used alcohol differed from others in their strong belief that alcohol increased their sexuality and women’s interest in having sex.<br /><br />They drank the most alcohol in potential sexual situations. <br /><br />Alcohol appeared to influence the circumstances under which some men are most likely to commit sexual assault, the research said. <br /><br />Alcohol affected aggression, but these effects were the strongest for people already predisposed to be aggressive.</p>