Sexual abuse and excessive alcohol use among Icelandic adolescents in and out of high school

• Main Author: Halldóra Ársælsdóttir 1992-
• Other Authors: Háskólinn í Reykjavík
• Format: Thesis
• Language: Icelandic
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Sálfræði; Kynferðislegt ofbeldi; Áfengisneysla; Unglingar; Psychology; Sexual abuse victims; Alcohol consumtion; Adolescents; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1946/26886

This study examined the relationship between sexual abuse and alcohol use in adolescents in and out of high school. The data came from two cross-sectional, national studies in Iceland, conducted in 2000 and 2001. Participants were 2,835 Icelandic adolescents, aged 16-19 years. Using chi square test of independence and linear regression, the results indicated that adolescents out of school were more likely than those in school to have been sexually abused and to use alcohol more frequently. Girls were more likely to have been sexually abused, while boys were more likely to use alcohol more frequently. There was no difference in alcohol use among boys based on sexual abuse, although girls who had been sexually abused were more likely to have been frequently intoxicated. Girls out of school who had been sexually abused were more likely than those who had not been sexually abused to use alcohol frequently. The same was true for girls in school. These results underline the great importance of finding solutions for the victims of sexual abuse. Keywords: sexual abuse, adolescents, education, alcohol, intoxication. Þessi rannsókn skoðaði samband kynferðislegrar misnotkunar og áfengisneyslu hjá íslenskum ungmennum, í og utan framhaldsskóla. Rannsóknin var unnin út frá gögnum frá spurningalistunum Ungt fólk frá árunum 2000 og 2001. Þátttakendur voru 2.835 talsins, á aldrinum 16-19 ára. Með kíkvaðrat greiningu og aðhvarfsgreiningu hlutfalla kom í ljós að ungmenni utan skóla voru líklegri en ungmenni í framhaldsskóla til að hafa orðið fyrir kynferðislegri misnotkun og til að hafa oftar neytt áfengis. Stúlkur voru líklegri til að hafa orðið fyrir kynferðislegri misnotkun en piltar líklegri til að neyta oftar áfengis. Engin munur var á áfengisneyslu stráka eftir hvort þeir höfðu verið kynferðislega misnotaðir eða ekki, en stúlkur sem höfðu orðið fyrir kynferðislegri misnotkun voru líklegri til að hafa neytt áfengis óhóflega. Stúlkur utan skóla sem höfðu verið misnotaðar voru líklegri en stúlkur sem ekki höfðu verið ...