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Lev-Wiesel, Rachel; Witztum, Eliezer – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 2006
This study explored whether child molesters can be differentiated from rapists in their self-figure drawings. To achieve this aim, the Machover Draw-A-Person test (Machover, 1949) was used. A sample of 41 male adult perpetrators of sexual assault, 19 rapists and 22 child molesters (all incarcerated in jail) participated in the study. Participants…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Aggression, Rape, Freehand Drawing
Donovan, Roxanne A. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2007
There is a paucity of research on the influence of racist and sexist stereotypes in rape blame attribution, including the jezebel and matriarch stereotypes of Black women. This study extends the literature by examining how victim race, perpetrator race, and participant sex affect perceptions of a rape survivor's promiscuity (jezebel stereotype)…
Descriptors: Stereotypes, Whites, Rape, African Americans
Almond, Louise; Canter, David – Journal of Sexual Aggression, 2007
This study investigates the variations in behaviour displayed by young people who sexually harm, as previous research has shown that they are not a homogeneous sample. Three conceptually distinct sets of behaviour were hypothesized, relating to various modes of interaction between the young people with harmful sexual behaviour (HSB) and their…
Descriptors: Interaction, Multidimensional Scaling, Victims of Crime, Violence
Kwon, Insook; Lee, Dong-Ok; Kim, Elli; Kim, Hyun-Young – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2007
This research is about sexual violence among men in the military in South Korea. The authors investigated the frequencies, causes, and circumstances surrounding sexual violence and looked for characteristic features of sexual violence among men in the military in South Korea. They found a high frequency of physical sexual violence and a high level…
Descriptors: Power Structure, Attitude Measures, Cultural Influences, Foreign Countries
Peters, Jay; Nason, Carey; Turner, Winston M. – Social Work Research, 2007
The high prevalence and serious consequences associated with rape makes its prevention an important social work goal. Rape prevention necessitates understanding the attitudes and personality characteristics of actual and potential rapists. Within the research on attitudinal correlates of rape, hypermasculinity consistently emerges as one of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Psychometrics, Prevention, Personality Traits
Peer Educators and Close Friends as Predictors of Male College Students' Willingness to Prevent Rape
Stein, Jerrold L. – Journal of College Student Development, 2007
Astin's (1977, 1991, 1993) input-environment-outcome (I-E-O) model provided a conceptual framework for this study which measured 156 male college students' willingness to prevent rape (outcome variable). Predictor variables included personal attitudes (input variable), perceptions of close friends' attitudes toward rape and rape prevention…
Descriptors: Prevention, College Students, Violence, Sexual Harassment
Banyard, Victoria L.; Moynihan, Mary M.; Plante, Elizabethe G. – Journal of Community Psychology, 2007
The current study used an experimental design to evaluate a sexual violence prevention program based on a community of responsibility model that teaches women and men how to intervene safely and effectively in cases of sexual violence before, during, and after incidents with strangers, acquaintances, or friends. It approaches both women and men as…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Research Design, Violence, Sexual Harassment
Guerette, Sarah M.; Caron, Sandra L. – Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 2007
This is a study consisting of in-depth interviews with 12 women who were victims/survivors of acquaintance rape while attending a university in the Northeast. The interviews focused on research questions concerning actions taken by the victim/survivor after the assault, reactions to her disclosure of the assault, and the impact of assault. It was…
Descriptors: Rape, Females, College Students, Victims of Crime
Wilcox, Pamela; Jordan, Carol E.; Pritchard, Adam J. – Crime & Delinquency, 2007
Using data from a spring 2004 telephone survey of 1,010 female undergraduate and graduate students at one southeastern state university, the authors examine the objective and subjective experiences with sexual assault or coercion, physical assault, and stalking among college women, paying particular attention to whether actual victimization…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Sexual Abuse, Crime, Females
Simons, Dominique A.; Wurtele, Sandy K.; Durham, Robert L. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2008
Objective: The aim of this study is to identify the distinct developmental experiences associated with child sexual abuse and rape. Method: For 269 sexual offenders (137 rapists and 132 child sexual abusers), developmental experiences were recorded from a behavioral checklist, a parental-bonding survey, and a sexual history questionnaire. Offender…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Risk Management, Intimacy
Olaleye, Adeniyi O.; Anoemuah, Olayinka A.; Ladipo, Oladapo A.; Delano, Grace E.; Idowu, Grace F. – Health Education, 2007
Purpose: The paper seeks to explore sexual behaviours and reproductive health knowledge among in-school young people with disabilities (PWD) in Ibadan, Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach: In the paper a structured questionnaire was administered to 103 randomly selected PWD, aged ten to 25, from four integrated secondary schools in Ibadan. The…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Disabilities, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Pregnancy
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
Davis, Kelly Cue; Norris, Jeanette; George, William H.; Martell, Joel; Heiman, Julia R. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2006
Previous research findings indicate that women suffer a variety of detrimental effects from exposure to violent pornography. This study used an experimental paradigm to examine the effects of a moderate alcohol dose and alcohol expectancies on women's acute reactions to a violent pornographic stimulus. A community sample of female social drinkers…
Descriptors: Rape, Females, Pornography, Alcohol Abuse
Grant, Deborah Dillon – Alabama Counseling Association Journal, 2006
The national statistics for child sexual abuse are staggering. In 2004, there were 209,880 victims of rape, attempted rape or sexual assaults according to the National Crime Victimization Survey. While effective treatment alternatives for victims are being provided, non-offending caregivers can be easily overlooked. Mason and Erooga (1990) have…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Caregivers, Group Counseling, Caseworkers
Elegbeleye, O. S. – Educational Research and Reviews, 2006
The issue of the escalating incidents of rape in Nigerian higher institutions has, not unexpectedly, agitated the minds of both students and university workers on the one hand, and the general public, on the other. This development has forced the hands of the authorities in some of the Nigerian universities to give priority to finding a solution…
Descriptors: Campuses, Rape, Foreign Countries, Incidence