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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
The Use and Acceptance of Sexually Aggressive Tactics in College Men
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Warkentin, Jennifer B.; Gidycz, Christine A. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2007
This study extended the findings of Cleveland, Koss, and Lyon's (1999) research on rape tactics to a sample of college men by examining the use and acceptance of sexually aggressive tactics. Participants included 297 male undergraduate students who filled out instruments assessing for a history of sexual aggression and other personality…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Personality Traits, Males, Factor Analysis
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