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Victim alcohol use at the time of the assault may present particular challenges in meaning making; yet, this has not been well examined. This is a gap in the knowledge base which, if addressed, has the potential to inform interventions. Accordingly, in a sample of young adult females who have experienced a sexual assault in the past year, the present study used a convergent, mixed methods design to improve understanding of the role of victim alcohol use in post-assault adaptation meaning-making. Quantitative (i.e., self-report measures) and qualitative (i.e., assault narrative and impact statement) methods were used to address the following three aims: 1) examine differences in meaning making based on assault type group (substance vs non-substance involved), 2) evaluate the role of peritraumatic variables (e.g., freezing response, resistance, trauma memory), and 3) test meaning making as a mediator of the association between assault type and post-assault functioning more broadly. Findings generally did not support differences in meaning making or post-assault functioning based on victim alcohol use; however the significance of peritraumatic variables and meaning making was demonstrated. Victim alcohol use may influence assault recovery when considered in the context of other peritraumatic variables. Findings may have important implications for targeted inventions aimed at improving post-assault functioning in victims of sexual assault experienced during young adulthood."]},{"key":"dc:format","label":"Dc Format","values":["application/pdf"]},{"key":"dc:title","label":"Title","values":["Cognitive Processing Alcohol-Involved Sexual Assault: An Application of Meaning Making Theory"]}]}],"canonical_facts":{"dc:contributor":["Read, Jennifer","Psychology"],"dc:creator":["Radomski, Sharon"],"dc:date":["2018-10-26T02:55:05Z","2018","2018-07-31 09:55:05"],"dc:description":["Ph.D.","Sexual assault is most commonly experienced during young adulthood, a period that contains important developmental milestones and identity exploration. Also characteristic of this time period are high rates of alcohol use. Notably, about half of assaults during this period involve alcohol, and variability in post-assault adjustment may be influenced by alcohol involvement. 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