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Reducing Risk for Sexual Victimization: An Analysis of the Perceived Socioemotional Consequences of Self-Protective Behaviors
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Orchowski, Lindsay M.; Untied, Amy S.; Gidycz, Christine A. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2012
The current study examined college women's perceptions of the positive and negative socioemotional consequences associated with engaging in self-protective behaviors to reduce risk for sexual victimization. At baseline, women completed assessments of the extent to which they would experience positive or negative socioemotional consequences as a…
Descriptors: Females, Victims of Crime, At Risk Persons, Social Influences
Prediction of Women's Utilization of Resistance Strategies in a Sexual Assault Situation: A Prospective Study
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Gidycz, Christine A.; Van Wynsberghe, Amy; Edwards, Katie M. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2008
The present study prospectively explored the predictors of resistance strategies to a sexual assault situation. Participants were assessed at the beginning of an academic quarter on a number of variables, including past history of sexual victimization, perceived risk of sexual victimization, and intentions to use specific types of resistance…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Rape, Females, Victims of Crime
Evaluation of a Sexual Assault Risk Reduction and Self-Defense Program: A Prospective Analysis of a Revised Protocol
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Orchowski, Lindsay M.; Gidycz, Christine A.; Raffle, Holly – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2008
The current study extends the development and evaluation of an existing and previously evaluated sexual assault risk reduction program with a self-defense component for college women (N = 300). The program protocol was revised to address psychological barriers to responding assertively to risky dating situations, and a placebo-control group was…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Self Efficacy, Risk, Females
Sexual Victimization and Health-Risk Behaviors: A Prospective Analysis of College Women
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Gidycz, Christine A.; Orchowski, Lindsay M.; King, Carrie R.; Rich, Cindy L. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2008
The present study utilizes the National College Health Risk Behavior Survey to examine the relationship between health-risk behaviors and sexual victimization among a sample of college women. A prospective design is utilized to examine the relationship between health-risk behaviors as measured at baseline and sexual victimization during a 3-month…
Descriptors: Violence, Child Abuse, Smoking, Females
Evaluation of a Sexual Assault Prevention Program.
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Hanson, Kimberly A.; Gidycz, Christine A. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1993
Evaluated sexual assault prevention program in which 181 female college students participated and 165 female students served as controls. Program was effective in decreasing incidence of sexual assault among women without sexual assault history but was not effective among women with sexual assault history. Program led to decrease in dating…
Descriptors: College Students, Dating (Social), Females, Higher Education
An Empirical Evaluation of a Program Designed to Reduce the Risk of Multiple Sexual Victimization.
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Breitenbecher, Kimberly Hanson; Gidycz, Christine A. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 1998
A program to reduce women's risk of multiple sexual victimization was designed and evaluated. Participants (N=406) responded to surveys assessing history of sexual assault, dating, communication, and knowledge about sexual assault. The program was not found to be effective, nor was there a relationship to participants' histories of victimization.…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, College Students, Dating (Social), Females