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Lily T. Alpers – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Sexual assault against women is a pervasive problem on college campuses in the United States (Canan, Jozkowski, & Crawford, 2018). Interventions to prevent sexual violence have been developed to target men. However, they generally lack a specific guiding theory and show mixed results (Caver, 2013). Factors such as adherence to traditional…
Descriptors: Rape, Misconceptions, Males, College Students
Rachael Loucks – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The present preliminary study is aimed at finding the interconnection between maladaptive personality characteristics, sexually aggressive behaviors, and rape myth endorsement in a sample comprised of college men. Sexual violence is particularly rampant in the college venue, therefore, understanding more about the risk factors associated with…
Descriptors: Rape, Misconceptions, Sexuality, Aggression
Pemberton, Gregory Ashton – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Sexual violence is an issue every college in America must work to prevent. Critical race scholars such as Derrick Bell may argue sexual violence can be viewed through a lens of race because racism is ordinary and not aberrational (Crewe, 2021). Historical context can affect the perceptions racialized groups or populations have when discussing…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Rape, Violence, African American Students
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
Jonathan D. Jampel – ProQuest LLC, 2022
There has been a growing body of research on best approaches to reduce college men's sexual assault perpetration. While some interventions have successfully decreased perpetrator behavior, very few have accounted for college men's pre-intervention likelihood of offending (i.e., risk status). Considering the difficulties in changing high-risk men's…
Descriptors: Males, Sexuality, Aggression, College Students
Treseler-Golden, Kelly M. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
One in five women are sexually assaulted while in college (Cantor et al., 2015; Ali, 2011). Research has demonstrated that higher education is a patriarchal environment that is oppressive to women in a number of spheres (Acker, 1990; Burnett et al., 2009; Catalano, 2014; Miriam, 2007; Walby, 1989). Past research on sexual assault and patriarchy…
Descriptors: Phenomenology, Females, Undergraduate Students, Educational Experience
Leacock, Jamie – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Sexual violence in the United States continues to be a growing problem. Collegiate women face some of the highest rates of sexual violence, with statistics estimating one in four women will have this unwanted experience sometime during their college career. With Title IX administrators required to provide sexual violence awareness, more colleges…
Descriptors: Rape, Males, Prevention, Audiences
Richard Colon – ProQuest LLC, 2016
One in four women will be victim/survivors of sexual assault by the time she graduates college (Koss, Gidycz, and Wisniewski 1988). In the decades since this shocking statistic was revealed colleges and universities have spent time, money, and resources to address sexual assault. Unfortunately, little has changed and it continues to be an epidemic…
Descriptors: College Students, Fraternities, Rape, Sexuality
Buck, Stephen C. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Sexual assault is a major problem facing colleges and universities, and prevention efforts have begun to examine how student peers can be encouraged to intervene as active bystanders. This study investigated what male students perceived as the most salient risks and benefits of intervening in a situation involving a hypothetical sexual assault and…
Descriptors: Intervention, Males, College Students, Risk
Liu, En-Hsien – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study assesses the correlations of participation in a prevention program, Men Creating Attitudes for Rape-free Environments (Men CARE), and participants' attitudes and behavior toward sexual violence. The t-tests were used to determine the association, either by the intervention or the cohort, on attitudes and behaviors between the groups,…
Descriptors: Violence, Sexual Harassment, Rape, Prevention
Paul, Lisa A. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
A sexual assault intervention was designed using applicable research from social psychology (i.e., social norms). Undergraduate men were randomly assigned to the experimental intervention or an active control condition. Attitudinal and behavioral data were collected preintervention, post-intervention and at a one month follow-up. Significant…
Descriptors: Intervention, Sexual Abuse, Behavior Modification, Intention
Godwin, Kimberly A. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This dissertation sought to examine the effects that the implementation of standard nine by the North American Interfraternity Conference had upon member behaviors with respect to academic achievement, alcohol consumption, career preparation, civic engagement, hazing, leadership development, sexual assault awareness/prevention, and values and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Student Attitudes, Leadership Training, North Americans
Hatcher, Angela P. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Sexually aggressive behavior, especially on college campuses, is an issue of major concern. Previous research has found that 54% of college women report being sexually victimized (Koss, Gidycz, & Wisniewski, 1987). Given the scope of this problem, effective prevention strategies are necessary. Sexual assault prevention programs have included…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Victims of Crime, Video Technology, Empathy