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Thompson, Martie P.; Koss, Mary P.; Kingree, J. B.; Goree, Jennifer; Rice, John – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2011
Guided by the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), the authors examined prospective associations of attitudes, norms, and control with sexual aggression (SA) perpetration 1 year later among male college students. Data were collected from 652 males via confidential, self-report surveys at the end of their 1st and 2nd years in college. Results…
Descriptors: Prevention, At Risk Persons, Aggression, Sexuality
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Ullman, Sarah E.; Karabatsos, George; Koss, Mary P. – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 1999
Assessed alcohol's role in sexual assaults by male college students. Interactions of alcohol use with assault variables did not suggest any role of alcohol use in predicting sexual aggression severity. Offender propensity to abuse alcohol and victim preassault alcohol use directly and indirectly related to sexual aggression severity. Offender…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, College Students, Drinking, Higher Education
Koss, Mary P.; And Others – 1985
Rape is believed to be one of the most underreported crimes with 3 to 10 rapes committed for every one that is reported. Rape represents an extreme behavior which can be placed on a continuum of sexual aggression defined by degrees of coercion and force. The prevalence of sexual aggression among college students nationally was examined in 3,187…
Descriptors: Aggression, College Students, Females, Higher Education
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Koss, Mary P. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 1993
Focuses on rape prevalence research and examines the relationship between measurement methods and levels of rape detection. Weighs the relative threat to the validity of prevalence estimates posed by fabrication versus nondisclosure. Examines various methodological choices and their relationship to the magnitude of prevalence estimates. (JPS)
Descriptors: Confidentiality, Data Collection, Disclosure, Females
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Hamby, Sherry L.; Koss, Mary P. – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2003
Methodological analyses of sexual victimization research are still rare, despite the explosion of interest in this topic and widely varying rates across studies. In-depth analysis of the meaning of differences in rates is especially lacking. A series of five ethnically and geographically diverse focus groups were held to explore how wording in…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Sexuality, Peer Influence, Victims of Crime
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Koss, Mary P.; Bailey, Jennifer A.; Yuan, Nicole P.; Herrera, Veronica M.; Lichter, Erika L. – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2003
Male violence is an enduring feature of women's lives from childhood through old age. The review covers child sexual abuse, rape, and partner violence with emphasis on the prevalence of violence, its mental health consequences, the course of recovery, and mediators and moderators of traumatic impact. The primary focus is depression and…
Descriptors: Health Services, Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Females