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Rachael Loucks – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The present preliminary study is aimed at finding the interconnection between maladaptive personality characteristics, sexually aggressive behaviors, and rape myth endorsement in a sample comprised of college men. Sexual violence is particularly rampant in the college venue, therefore, understanding more about the risk factors associated with…
Descriptors: Rape, Misconceptions, Sexuality, Aggression
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Wood, Leila; Voth Schrag, Rachel; Busch-Armendariz, Noël – Journal of American College Health, 2020
Objective: The study assesses the prevalence of physical, psychological, sexual, and cyber forms of intimate partner violence (IPV) among female college students, and associated mental health and academic outcomes.Participants: Participants (n = 6,818) were randomly selected female students attending one of eight campuses of a University System in…
Descriptors: Violence, College Students, Females, Mental Health
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Clements, Caroline M.; Ogle, Richard L. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2009
Psychological symptoms, abuse characteristics, abuse disability, and coping were assessed in college women who either did or did not acknowledge victim status relative to rape or intimate partner violence. Women were asked directly whether they had experienced intimate partner violence or rape. They also completed the Conflicts Tactic Scale (CTS)…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Rape, Females, Coping
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Brecklin, Leanne R.; Ullman, Sarah E. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2010
The impact of victim and offender preassault substance use on the outcomes of sexual assault incidents was analyzed. Nine hundred and seventy female sexual assault victims were identified from the first wave of a longitudinal study based on a convenience sampling strategy. Multivariate models showed that victim injury was more likely in assaults…
Descriptors: Rape, Prevention, Injuries, Victims of Crime
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Testa, Maria; VanZile-Tamsen, Carol; Livingston, Jennifer A.; Koss, Mary P. – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2004
In this study we examined the ability of a modified Sexual Experiences Survey (SES; Koss, Gidycz, & Wisniewski, 1987) to assess sexual victimization among a local community sample of women (n= 1,014). Women who reported sexual victimization were interviewed regarding the most recent incident. Those who responded negatively to all SES items…
Descriptors: Victims of Crime, Females, Rape, Experience
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Abbey, Antonia; Clinton, A. Monique; McAuslan, Pam; Zawacki, Tina; Buck, Philip O. – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2002
Alcohol's psychological, cognitive, and motor effects contribute to rape. Based on theory and past research, we hypothesized that there would be a curvilinear relationship between the quantity of alcohol consumed by perpetrators and how aggressively they behaved. Moderate levels of intoxication encourage aggressiveness; however, extreme levels…
Descriptors: Rape, Drinking, Violence, Psychological Patterns