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Two pathways that may facilitate female freshmen’s risky context involvement were examined: (1) risk orientation deficits (i.e., difficulty assessing risk) and (2) reward orientation (i.e., propensity to focus on reward over risk). Lab-based assessments of risk pathways have been developed, but few studies have prospectively linked this method to real world behaviors. Moreover, little is known about risk or reward at the daily level. Given the role of alcohol in college socializing, the process of assessing risk and reward within naturally occurring contexts may be influenced by drinking. This dissertation sought to fill these gaps by examining whether and how contextual risk in the college context elevates vulnerability for unwanted sexual experiences (USE) and the individual characteristics that draw female freshmen to risky contexts. A total of 122 first-year female college drinkers were recruited to participate in a lab session and eight consecutive weekends of online surveys. To assess contextual risk, a daily measure based on RAT (Daily Contextual Risk Questionnaire; DCRQ) was developed and pilot tested to formally quantify risk in the college context. Using the DCRQ, findings revealed both between- and within person differences in contextual risk increased the odds of USE. More specifically, at the between-person level, it was greater exposure to potential perpetrators, but not target vulnerability or lack of capable guardians that increased USE odds across the study. At the within person level, nights where female freshmen had more exposure to potential perpetrators and more target vulnerability than normal increased USE odds on that night. Next, whether lab-based tasks predicted real-world involvement in risky contexts was tested. Results revealed that greater lab-based reward orientation and risk orientation were associated with greater risky context involvement. Finally, risk processes at the daily level were examined. Female freshmen’s evaluations of risk and/or reward were not predictive of risky context involvement nor was there evidence of moderation by alcohol. Taken together, the results provide novel insights into the weekend experiences of female freshmen, including how between- and within-person differences contribute to vulnerability in social contexts. 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At the within person level, nights where female freshmen had more exposure to potential perpetrators and more target vulnerability than normal increased USE odds on that night. Next, whether lab-based tasks predicted real-world involvement in risky contexts was tested. Results revealed that greater lab-based reward orientation and risk orientation were associated with greater risky context involvement. Finally, risk processes at the daily level were examined. Female freshmen’s evaluations of risk and/or reward were not predictive of risky context involvement nor was there evidence of moderation by alcohol. Taken together, the results provide novel insights into the weekend experiences of female freshmen, including how between- and within-person differences contribute to vulnerability in social contexts. 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