The Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) is an epidemiologic surveillance system that was established by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to help monitor the prevalence of behaviors that not only influence youth health, but also put youth at risk for the most significant health and social problems that can occur during…

Objective: The current study examined emotion dysregulation as a mechanism underlying risky sexual behavior and sexual revictimization among adult victims of child sexual abuse (CSA) and child physical abuse (CPA). Methods: Participants were 752 college women. Victimization history, emotion dysregulation, and risky sexual behavior were assessed…

Surveyed university students (N=795) regarding experiences with coercive sex or date rape, defined as psychologically or physically forced sexual intercourse in the context of a social event. Twenty-seven percent of the women and 15 percent of the men indicated involvement in forced sexual intercourse while dating. Alcohol or drug use and sexually…