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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
Shalaurey L. Jones; Jim E. Banta; Mekeila Cook; Ronald Mataya; Jennifer Zuniga – Journal of American College Health, 2025
Objective: Explores racial differences of sexual violence-(SV) health service-(HS) outcomes among college women: (1) seeking support from a confidential-resource-(CR) and (2) reporting SV to the Title IX office. Participants: Data was collected from all ages of women (N = 583) and grade levels from one-large university on the Pacific-coast.…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Violence, College Students, Females
Elizabeth Mackinlay; RenĂ©e T. Mickelburgh; Margaret Henderson; Bonnie Evans; Christina Gowlett – Gender and Education, 2024
This essay details research into feminist digital activism in the Australian context through analysing the themes that emerged from the Teach Us Consent website. It provides a preliminary analysis of its contents as a means to continue and deepen the conversation around issues of gender, consent, and the education system. It also examines the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Feminism, Activism, Sex
Rasika Behl; Isioma Umunna; Blessing Edem; Dumisile Mphamba; Mike Baiocchi; Clea Sarnquist – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objectives: Assess the acceptability of and self-reported behavioral change from participation in a sexual assault prevention intervention on a U.S. university campus. Participants: Thirty-one undergraduate students who identified as women and opted-in to participating in both the intervention and research. Methods: In-depth interviews and written…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Sexual Abuse, Rape, Prevention
Prachi H. Bhuptani; Shannon R. Kenney; Lucy E. Napper; Lindsay M. Orchowski – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2024
Men's negative attitudes toward women represent a known risk factor for sexual aggression perpetration. Sexual aggression is a widespread public health concern, especially among emerging adults, and is associated with a multitude of negative consequences. The current study evaluated whether pornography-related perceived peer norms, own approval,…
Descriptors: Pornography, Behavior Standards, Social Behavior, Peer Influence
Lindsay T. Murn; Laura C. Schultz – Journal of College Student Mental Health, 2024
Group therapy is an effective modality to treat various mental health concerns and is proven to have significant interpersonal benefits. Despite the high prevalence of sexual violence amongst college-aged women, there are limited contemporary models for providing a trauma-specific group for this population. This article describes an innovative…
Descriptors: College Students, Females, Rape, Sexual Abuse
Lori K. Rice – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Existing literature suggests that the pervasive issue of institutional betrayal--the failure to prevent sexual assault or respond supportively when it occurs that exacerbates distressing mental health symptoms--is a factor in one's ability to cope with the trauma of the assault. This study investigated female undergraduate students' experiences of…
Descriptors: Rape, Mental Health, Females, Undergraduate Students
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
Nicola Gavey; April Wech; Pearl Hindley; Brandee Thorburn; Grace Single; Octavia Calder-Dawe; Paulette Benton-Greig – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2024
This paper explores teenage girls' responses to general advice, and formal prevention messages, designed to reduce sexting-related risk and prevent harm. We conducted workshops with seven groups of girls (28 in total), aged 16-17 years, in a New Zealand city. Each group participated in a series of three workshop sessions. Drawing on a Freirean…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Sexual Abuse, Prevention
Pietro A. Sasso; Amber Manning-Ouellette; Kim E. Bullington; Shelley Price-Williams – Georgia Journal of College Student Affairs, 2024
This narrative qualitative study explored how sorority members negotiated their identities within systems of hegemony with their student communities. Sorority members used women's empowerment discourse to rationalize how they consumed alcohol, engaged in frequent consensual sexual relationships, and navigated relationships with fraternity men and…
Descriptors: Sororities, Females, Student Empowerment, Drinking
Emily Bernstein; Rebekah Kanefsky; Matthew Cook; Amie R. Newins – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: The current study examined the influence of rape myth acceptance on self-blame and psychological symptoms following a sexual assault. Participants: The sample included 280 female sexual assault survivors in college. Methods: In an online survey, participants completed the Sexual Experiences Survey -- Short Form Victimization, Updated…
Descriptors: Rape, Misconceptions, Mental Health, Emotional Disturbances
Tracie L. Vogel – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Sexual violence on college campuses is a significant concern, with research indicating that approximately one-third of female students and one-tenth of male students may experience it during their college years. The risk is higher for college women nationwide, and the impact on physical and mental health is substantial. Studies often highlight…
Descriptors: Rape, Risk, College Students, Females
Cathryn van Kessel Ed.; Kimberly Edmondson Ed. – Teachers College Press, 2024
In this collection, scholars from the United States, Canada, and Australia examine the concepts of villainification and anti-villainification in social studies curriculum and popular culture, as well as within broader sociocultural contexts. Villainification is the process of identifying an individual or a small group of individuals as the sole…
Descriptors: Political Issues, Social Studies, Popular Culture, Cultural Influences
Maiya E. Hotchkiss; Lisa Weinberg; Danielle S. Berke – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: Empowerment Self-Defense (ESD) is a sexual violence prevention approach backed by rigorous empirical research, yet its availability on college campuses is limited. This manuscript evaluates the feasibility and efficacy of an ESD program embedded within a university counseling center. Methods: Participants completed an 8-session ESD…
Descriptors: Rape, Violence, Prevention, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder