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Madison K. Firkey – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Background: Alcohol-related sexual assault is a pressing health concern on U.S. college campuses. The unrelenting prevalence of campus sexual assault has led to a greater focus on how to empower college women to resist unwanted sexual advances within alcohol-infused contexts. Alcohol-aggression expectancies have emerged as one potential barrier to…
Descriptors: Rape, Females, Aggression, Drinking
Martin, Sandra L.; Fisher, Bonnie S.; Stoner, Marie C. D.; Rizo, Cynthia Fraga; Wojcik, Michelle L. – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objective: To study eight types of sexual assault among cisgender women, cisgender men and gender minority college students, estimating the prevalence of perpetration by persons of particular gender identities. Participants and Methods: 13,685 sexual assault survivors were surveyed. For each type of sexual assault victimization experienced by…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Rape, College Students, Incidence
Parkes, Jenny; Bhatia, Amiya; Datzberger, Simone; Nagawa, Rehema; Naker, Dipak; Devries, Karen – Comparative Education, 2023
Growing evidence from multiple countries in Africa documents sexual violence in schools. However, when that violence is committed by teachers it is shrouded in secrecy. This article identifies disconnects between quantitative and qualitative research, policy and practice, which have contributed to these silences. We address some of these silences…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rape, Females, Teacher Student Relationship
Katie M. Edwards; Victoria L. Banyard; Laurie M. Graham – School Social Work Journal, 2023
Research highlights the high rates and deleterious outcomes of teen dating and sexual violence (DSV), underscoring the critical role of prevention. School personnel have an important role in preventing DSV among teens. The purpose of this study was to explore the rates and correlates of school personnel's opportunity and actions to intervene in…
Descriptors: School Personnel, High Schools, Sexual Abuse, Rape
Pedersen, Eric R.; DiGuiseppi, Graham; Klein, David J.; Davis, Jordan P.; Farris, Coreen; D'Amico, Elizabeth J.; LaBrie, Joseph W.; Griffin, Beth Ann – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: Research has just begun to identify American college students who study abroad as a group at-risk for sexual violence victimization. The purpose of the current study was to examine the context of these incidents. Participants: We utilized a large longitudinal sample of 2,428 United States college students studying abroad for between 4…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Victims of Crime, College Students, Study Abroad
Natalie Foreman-Wynn – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Sexual assault on college campuses was the public health and safety problem addressed in this study which sought to determine if intervention and prevention program type affected rates of sexual assault on Tier I and Tier II universities in Texas. Female students, educated on the dangers of being victim to the criminality of sexual assault, were…
Descriptors: Rape, Sexual Abuse, Colleges, Prevention
Larissa A. McGarrity; Robyn L. Shepardson; Kate B. Carey; Michael P. Carey – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: To examine whether sexual assault prospectively predicts unhealthy weight management behaviors in college women. Method: Participants were female college students (N = 483) with monthly assessments across the first year, including the frequency and severity of sexual assault and unhealthy weight management behaviors. Results: Frequency…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Crime, Females, College Students
Cusano, Julia; Kirkner, Anne; Johnson, Laura; McMahon, Sarah – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: Study explores the role of well-documented individual-level correlates of a range of types of sexual violence among undergraduates and examines both individual-level and incident-level correlates of disclosure patterns to formal and informal sources. Participants: The current study involves the analysis of campus climate data collected…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Sexual Abuse, Violence, Self Disclosure (Individuals)
Zhang, Chenghui; Li, Caihong R.; Follingstad, Diane R.; Chahal, Jaspreet K. – Journal of School Violence, 2023
Assessing change in campus interpersonal violence over time is an important step to understand the nature and prevalence of students' victimization experiences. Using a repeated cross-sectional campus survey of interpersonal violence from a large southern university, this article tracks the change of students' victimization experiences over a…
Descriptors: School Surveys, Campuses, Violence, Interpersonal Relationship
Fleckman, Julia; Brown, Komal; Lederer, Alyssa; Stoltman, Sarah; Craft, Timothy – Health Education & Behavior, 2023
Background: Sexual violence (SV) prevalence remains high among U.S. college campuses; prevention strategies may benefit from addressing socially oppressive beliefs, including racism, sexism, and heterosexism that all directly link to attitudes and beliefs related to SV. Aims: The objective of this study is to evaluate the potential efficacy of a…
Descriptors: Rape, Violence, Sexual Abuse, Racism
Hudson-Flege, Matthew D.; Grover, Holly M.; Meçe, Merita H.; Ramos, Athena K.; Thompson, Martie P. – Journal of American College Health, 2020
Objective: This study examined if empathy was a significant moderator of several empirically established risk factors for sexual violence perpetration among college men. Participants: Data are from 544 college men who participated in a longitudinal study from 2008 to 2011 at a large, public university. Methods: Participants completed a self-report…
Descriptors: Violence, Risk, Males, Empathy
Sieben, Andrew; Lust, Katherine; Crose, Ainslee; Renner, Lynette M.; Nguyen, Ruby H. N. – Journal of American College Health, 2021
Objective: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) may be detrimental to health, yet are understudied in Asians/Pacific Islanders (API). We described the prevalence of individual ACEs among API college students compared to White college students. Participants: College students (n = 8,472) from 17 Minnesota postsecondary institutions completed the…
Descriptors: Asian American Students, Pacific Islanders, White Students, Racial Differences
Mushonga, Dawnsha R.; Fedina, Lisa; Bessaha, Melissa L. – Journal of American College Health, 2021
Objective: College students are a high-risk population for sexual assault exposure. This study examines (1) sociodemographic differences in student perceptions of institutions of higher education (IHEs) responses to sexual assault reporting and (2) the relationship between student perceptions, knowledge of campus sexual assault (CSA) services, and…
Descriptors: Rape, Help Seeking, College Students, Student Attitudes
Graber, Britney N. – Christian Higher Education, 2020
Underreporting of sexual assault on college campuses is a growing concern for institutions of higher education. Amnesty clauses in Title IX policies intend to reduce barriers to reporting, encouraging victims and witnesses to come forward with any knowledge or experience of an incident of sexual assault. However, little research has been conducted…
Descriptors: Rape, Disclosure, Campuses, Christianity
Reynolds-Tylus, Tobias; Lukacena, Kaylee M.; Quick, Brian L. – Journal of American College Health, 2019
Objective: Given the high prevalence of sexual assault on U.S. college campuses, the current study examines predictors of college students' intentions to intervene to prevent sexual assault through the lens of the theory of normative social behavior (TNSB). Participants: One hundred eighty-six undergraduate students age 18-25 were recruited from…
Descriptors: Rape, Incidence, Intervention, Intention