TY - JOUR
T1 - Physical and Sexual Victimization Class Membership and Alcohol Misuse and Consequences Among Sexual Minority and Heterosexual Female Youth
AU - Scheer, Jillian R.
AU - Antebi-Gruszka, Nadav
AU - Sullivan, Tami
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 American Psychological Association
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Objective: Evidence demonstrates sexual orientation disparities in physical and sexual victimization and alcohol misuse and consequences among female youth; however, most extant research has used variable-centered approaches. The current study used latent class analysis (LCA), a person-centered approach, to (a) model female youths’ physical and sexual victimization; (b) examine sexual orientation disparities in physical and sexual victimization latent class membership; (c) and use physical and sexual victimization latent class membership to predict female youths’ engagement in alcohol misuse and related consequences. Method: Participants were 7,185 youth assigned female sex at birth (77.0% heterosexual, 12.8% bisexual, 2.3% gay or lesbian; 46.8% racial minority) in grades 9–12 who completed the 2017 Youth Risk Behavior Survey—a school-based, cross-sectional survey. Results: LCA uncovered four classes: (1) “Poly-Victimization Class,” (2) “No Victimization Class,” (3) “Past-Year Sexual Victimization Class,” and (4) “Lifetime Rape Class.” Sexual orientation emerged as a significant predictor of class membership. Latent classes 3 and 4 were uniquely associated with alcohol misuse and consequences (i.e., binge drinking, riding with a drinking driver, and drinking and driving) among female youth. Conclusions: Our findings help to elucidate the patterns of physical and sexual victimization regarding timeline, tactic used, and context among female youth; sexual orientation disparities in latent class membership; and alcohol misuse correlates of class membership. Prevention efforts aimed at reducing physical and sexual victimization may ultimately reduce female youths’ risk of binge drinking, riding with drinking drivers, and drinking and driving.
AB - Objective: Evidence demonstrates sexual orientation disparities in physical and sexual victimization and alcohol misuse and consequences among female youth; however, most extant research has used variable-centered approaches. The current study used latent class analysis (LCA), a person-centered approach, to (a) model female youths’ physical and sexual victimization; (b) examine sexual orientation disparities in physical and sexual victimization latent class membership; (c) and use physical and sexual victimization latent class membership to predict female youths’ engagement in alcohol misuse and related consequences. Method: Participants were 7,185 youth assigned female sex at birth (77.0% heterosexual, 12.8% bisexual, 2.3% gay or lesbian; 46.8% racial minority) in grades 9–12 who completed the 2017 Youth Risk Behavior Survey—a school-based, cross-sectional survey. Results: LCA uncovered four classes: (1) “Poly-Victimization Class,” (2) “No Victimization Class,” (3) “Past-Year Sexual Victimization Class,” and (4) “Lifetime Rape Class.” Sexual orientation emerged as a significant predictor of class membership. Latent classes 3 and 4 were uniquely associated with alcohol misuse and consequences (i.e., binge drinking, riding with a drinking driver, and drinking and driving) among female youth. Conclusions: Our findings help to elucidate the patterns of physical and sexual victimization regarding timeline, tactic used, and context among female youth; sexual orientation disparities in latent class membership; and alcohol misuse correlates of class membership. Prevention efforts aimed at reducing physical and sexual victimization may ultimately reduce female youths’ risk of binge drinking, riding with drinking drivers, and drinking and driving.
KW - Alcohol use
KW - Female youth
KW - Latent class analysis
KW - Physical and sexual victimization
KW - Sexual orientation disparities
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U2 - 10.1037/vio0000380
DO - 10.1037/vio0000380
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85120031063
SN - 2152-0828
VL - 11
SP - 434
EP - 444
JO - Psychology of Violence
JF - Psychology of Violence
IS - 5
ER -