Sex differences in trauma type, PTSD, and AUD, are well documented by previous research (Beals et al., 2013; Boudoukha, Ouagazzal, & Goutaudier, 2017; Chung & Breslau, 2008; Erol & Karpyak, 2015; Kessler, Sonnega, Bromet, Hughes, & Nelson, 1995). Men are more likely to experience trauma, but less likely to be diagnosed with PTSD compared to women (Beals et al., 2013; Kessler et al., 1995). Women are more likely to have co-morbid PTSD and AUD (Peltier et al., 2022), potentially due to higher risk of recurring, high impact trauma (Beals et al., 2013; Hien, Cohen, & Campbell, 2005). In our sample, CSAT was more prevalent in females, and CPAT more prevalent in males. Females also reported significantly higher PTSD symptoms, which may be related to their higher rates of CSAT. Moreover, sex may play also influence the relationship between trauma and neurocognitive development (Helpman et al., 2017). Prior research in COGA (Meyers et al., 2019b) found that females reporting sexual assault had a decreased rate of change in frontal theta oscillations during response inhibition. Structural and functional neuroimaging studies also demonstrate
