Heavy episodic drinking (HED) and hookups increase college women's vulnerability to sexual victimization. We examined whether the effect of HED on first year college sexual victimization severity was mediated via hookups, that is, casual sexual encounters between individuals not in a relationship. We also tested the hypothesis that greater sexual limit-setting would attenuate the positive effect of hookups on sexual victimization. Freshman women (N = 335) were recruited by e-mail to complete an online survey regarding their college drinking and sexual experiences. The effect of HED frequency on sexual victimization was completely mediated via hookups. There was a significant indirect path from HED to victimization via alcohol-involved hookups; the path through sober hookups was not significant. We found some support for the hypothesis that sexual limit-setting reduced the impact of hookups on sexual victimization severity. Findings suggest the importance of targeting sexual behavior, which frequently occurs in conjunction with drinking, as a way of preventing college sexual victimization.

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危险联络：联播和大量饮酒在大学性被害中的作用。

大量发作性饮酒（HED）和转播增加了大学女性遭受性侵害的脆弱性。我们检查了HED对大学一年级性受害严重程度的影响是否通过联播介导，即不在关系中的个人之间偶然发生性接触。我们还检验了以下假设：更高的性生活水平设定会削弱转播对性受害的积极影响。通过电子邮件招募新生（N = 335）女性，以完成有关其大学饮酒和性经历的在线调查。HED频率对性受害的影响完全通过转播来介导。从HED到涉及酒精的联播，从受害人到受害人之间存在一条重要的间接途径。进行清醒的联播的路径并不重要。我们发现对以下假设的支持：设定性限度可减少转播对性受害严重程度的影响。研究结果表明，有针对性的性行为很重要，这是经常与饮酒相结合的行为，它是预防大学时期性受害的一种方法。