Alcohol, Prescription Drug Misuse, Sexual Violence, and Dating Violence Among High School Youth.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Sexual violence (SV), teen dating violence (TDV), and substance use are significant public health concerns among U.S. adolescents. This study examined whether latent classes of baseline alcohol and prescription drug misuse longitudinally predict SV and TDV victimization and perpetration (i.e., verbal,relational, physical/threatening, and sexual) 1 year later.

Methods

Students from six Midwestern high schools (n = 1,875; grades 9-11) completed surveys across two consecutive spring semesters. Latent class analysis was used to identify classes of individuals according to four substance use variables. A latent class regression and a manual three-step auxiliary approach were used to assess concurrent and distal relationships between identified classes and SV and TDV victi

SUBMITTER: Espelage DL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6200598 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature