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Messman-Moore, Terri L.; Brown, Amy L. – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2006
Risk perception was examined in relation to sexual victimization among 262 college women. Participants were presented with written vignettes that described hypothetical situations with a stranger and with an acquaintance. Participants' hypothetical decision to leave a potentially risky situation with an acquaintance predicted rape and…
Descriptors: Females, Rape, Victims of Crime, Risk
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Littleton, Heather; Breitkopf, Carmen Radecki – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2006
The coping strategies that a victim of a rape engages in can have a strong impact on the development and persistence of psychological symptoms. Research provides evidence that victims who rely heavily on avoidance strategies, such as suppression, are less likely to recover successfully than those who rely less heavily on these strategies. The…
Descriptors: Coping, Rape, Predictor Variables, Social Support Groups
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Clayton, Pamela M. – E-Learning, 2007
This article explores a hypothesis that the Internet and the World Wide Web form an alternative resource to that provided by conventional adult education providers. The example used is the dissemination and transfer of information on and analysis of issues concerning women and violence. Four important issues for adult (that is, post-compulsory)…
Descriptors: Females, Search Engines, Internet, Violence
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Carey, Lois A. – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2007
This paper presents a model for teaching an undergraduate social work macro practice course utilizing an experiential learning paradigm. The model provides a campus-based project with social work majors in simultaneous dual roles of students and grassroots leaders, focusing on rape and sexual assault prevention training for college students. This…
Descriptors: Social Work, Majors (Students), Undergraduate Study, Experiential Learning
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Suris, Alina; Lind, Lisa; Kashner, T. Michael; Borman, Patricia D. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2007
The present study examined psychiatric, physical, and quality-of-life functioning in a sample of 270 women veterans receiving outpatient treatment at a Veterans Affairs medical center. Participants were interviewed regarding their civilian (CSA) and military sexual assault (MSA) histories, and data regarding quality of life and health outcomes…
Descriptors: Veterans, Sexual Abuse, Quality of Life, Females
Hollis, Michael J. – Online Submission, 2006
An abundance of surveys and news reports have clearly indicated that sexual assaults and other violent crimes are prevalent on U.S. college and university campuses. What isn't as well known is how little is being done by most institutions to try and reduce this fact. Poor awareness of the reality of crime rates, combined with widespread policies…
Descriptors: Colleges, Violence, Crime, Prevention
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Foubert, John D.; Newberry, Johnathan T. – Journal of College Student Development, 2006
Fraternity men (N = 261) at a small to midsized public university saw one of two versions of a rape prevention program or were in a control group. Program participants reported significant increases in empathy toward rape survivors and significant declines in rape myth acceptance, likelihood of raping, and likelihood of committing sexual assault.…
Descriptors: Empathy, Crime Prevention, Rape, Fraternities
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Ronis, Scott T.; Borduin, Charles M. – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2007
This study examined the individual functioning, interpersonal relations, and academic performance of 115 male juveniles who were divided into 5 demographically matched groups (sexual offenders with peer/adult victims, sexual offenders with child victims, violent nonsexual offenders, nonviolent nonsexual offenders, and nondelinquent youths).…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Individual Characteristics, Juvenile Justice, Delinquency
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Walsh, Kate; Blaustein, Margaret; Knight, Wanda Grant; Spinazzola, Joseph; van der Kolk, Bessel A. – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 2007
Research has suggested that childhood sexual abuse (CSA) may be a risk factor for adulthood sexual assault. This study examined associations between CSA experiences, cognitive resiliency variables, and revictimization. Participants were 73 college-age females who completed self-report questionnaires assessing CSA, adult assault, self-efficacy,…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Sexual Abuse, Self Efficacy, At Risk Persons
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Burgess, Gerald H. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2007
Discussed is the development and psychometric analysis of a measure of rape-supportive attitudes and beliefs called the Rape Attitudes and Beliefs Scale (RABS), intended for the use with college men. Items were developed from a literature review of "rape myths" that were correlated to some measure of sexual aggression. An exploratory…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Psychometrics, Females, Test Validity
Hoge, Robert D., Ed.; Guerra, Nancy G., Ed.; Boxer, Paul, Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2008
This authoritative, highly readable reference and text is grounded in the latest knowledge on how antisocial and criminal behavior develops in youth and how it can effectively be treated. Contributors describe proven ways to reduce juvenile delinquency by targeting specific risk factors and strengthening young people's personal, family, and…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Substance Abuse, Intervention, Delinquency
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Sable, Marjorie R.; Danis, Fran; Mauzy, Denise L.; Gallagher, Sarah K. – Journal of American College Health, 2006
The authors asked college students to rate the importance of a list of barriers to reporting rape and sexual assault among male and female victims. The authors' findings indicate that barriers prevalent 30 years ago, prior to efforts by the rape reform movement, continue to be considered important among college men and women. The barriers rated as…
Descriptors: Males, Fear, Anxiety, Sexual Abuse
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Yuan, Nicole P.; Koss, Mary P.; Polacca, Mona; Goldman, David – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2006
Prevalence and correlates of adult physical assault and rape in six Native American tribes are presented (N = 1,368). Among women, 45% reported being physically assaulted and 14% were raped since age 18 years. For men, figures were 36% and 2%, respectively. Demographic characteristics, adverse childhood experiences, adulthood alcohol dependence,…
Descriptors: Risk, Rape, American Indians, Tribes
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Beech, Anthony R.; Ward, Tony; Fisher, Dawn – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2006
A qualitative analysis of interview data with 41 rapists determined that five implicit theories (ITs) underlie rapists' offense supportive beliefs/feelings/motives: (a) dangerous world (DW)--where men have feelings of generalized anger and/or resentment toward others; (b) women are dangerous--where men hold a set of attitudes that are hostile…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Males, Females, Interviews
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Foubert, John D.; Tatum, Jerry L.; Donahue, Greg A. – NASPA Journal, 2006
First-year men (261) saw a rape prevention program and were asked to give their reactions to what they saw by answering four open-ended questions, requesting information about whether participants experience either attitude or behavior change resulting from the program, particularly in relation to situations involving alcohol and sexually intimate…
Descriptors: Males, Rape, Prevention, Student Attitudes
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