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Violence against Women Students in the UK: Time to Take Action
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Phipps, Alison; Smith, Geraldine – Gender and Education, 2012
Sexual and gendered violence in the education sector is a worldwide concern, but in the UK it has been marginalised in research and policy. In this paper we present findings from the National Union of Students' study "Hidden Marks", the first nationwide survey of women students' experiences of violence. This research established high…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Youth, Social Environment, Violence
"Normal" and "Inappropriate" Childhood Sexual Behaviours: Findings from a Delphi Study of Professionals in the United Kingdom
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Vosmer, Susanne; Hackett, Simon; Callanan, Margie – Journal of Sexual Aggression, 2009
This paper presents the results of a three-stage Delphi study examining the current level of consensus among 24 professionals in the United Kingdom regarding definitions of and distinctions between normal, inappropriate and sexually abusive behaviours in children under 10 years, as well as factors influencing their views. Although firm conclusions…
Descriptors: Delphi Technique, Sexual Abuse, Foreign Countries, Sexuality
Perceptions of Blame and Credibility toward Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse: Differences across Victim Age, Victim-Perpetrator Relationship, and Respondent Gender in a Depicted Case
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Davies, Michelle; Rogers, Paul – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 2009
This study investigated victim culpability, credibility, and assault severity in a hypothetical sexual abuse case. A 2 (respondent gender) x 3 (victim age) x 3 (perpetrator type) between-subjects design was employed. Members (391) of the U.K. general public read the depiction of a female child assaulted by an adult male perpetrator. Respondents…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Credibility, Victims of Crime, Child Abuse
Sexual Maltreatment of Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Minors from the Horn of Africa: A Mixed Method Study Focusing on Vulnerability and Prevention
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Lay, Margaret; Papadopoulos, Irena – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2009
Objectives: The study described in this paper sought to identify the social, cultural, and political factors that effect African unaccompanied asylum-seeking minors' (UASM) vulnerability to sexual maltreatment in England. It aimed to illuminate how child protection measures could be strengthened for this highly marginalized group. Methods: A mixed…
Descriptors: Social Systems, Sexual Harassment, Child Abuse, Foreign Countries
Early Maladaptive Schemas in a Sample of British Adolescent Sexual Abusers: Implications for Therapy
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Richardson, Graeme – Journal of Sexual Aggression, 2005
This study describes the results of the administration of the Young Schema Questionnaire in a British sample of 54 sexually abusive adolescents. This questionnaire is a measurement of the 16 Early Maladaptive Schemas (EMSs) as conceptualized by Young in his schema model of psychopathology. A clinical group of 40 was differentiated from a…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Psychopathology, Questionnaires, Adolescents
The Process of Coping following Child Sexual Abuse: A Qualitative Study
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Oaksford, Karen; Frude, Neil – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 2003
This research employed both quantitative and qualitative approaches to studying the immediate and long-term coping strategies adopted by survivors of child sexual abuse, focusing on how strategies evolve over time. Qualitative findings showed that coping with child sexual abuse is not static, but changes over time. The narratives of these…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Coping, Psychology