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Accuracy, acceptability, and burden of an integrated screening approach to facilitate the delivery of tailored sexual assault prevention in the US Air Force
Goldstein, S. J., Scaglione, N. M., Kan, M. L., Grimes, K. E. L., Lane, M. E., Morgan, J. K., & Martin, S. L. (2024). Accuracy, acceptability, and burden of an integrated screening approach to facilitate the delivery of tailored sexual assault prevention in the US Air Force. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse. https://doi.org/10.1080/10538712.2024.2364792
This paper examines accuracy, acceptability, and respondent burden of integrated screening to facilitate tailored sexual assault (SA) prevention program delivery in a basic military training (BMT) environment. Trainees (n = 5,951) received tailored prevention content based on self-reported sex, sexual orientation, prior SA victimization and perpetration, and past-month post-traumatic stress symptoms. Bivariate analyses examined trainee-reported screener accuracy, acceptability, and burden, including differences by tailoring-targeted subgroups (e.g. men/women). Overall accuracy and acceptability were high (>90%) despite significant subgroup variability. Screening time averaged 10.55 (SD = 1.95) minutes; individuals with prior SA took longer. Missingness increased linearly throughout the screener. Integrated screening is an accurate, acceptable way to deploy tailored SA prevention in BMT. Findings inform data-driven screening improvements and novel applications.
