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Edwards, Katie M.; Gidycz, Christine A.; Desai, Angeli D. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2012
This study assessed college men's reactions immediately following and 2 months after completing self-report measures of interpersonal violence. Results showed that 4.3% of men experienced immediate negative emotional reactions. Greater immediate negative reactions were related to personal benefits to research participation, anticipation of future…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Males, College Students, Student Attitudes
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Edwards, Katie M.; Gidycz, Christine A.; Murphy, Megan J. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2011
The purpose of the current study was to explore college women's stay/ leave decisions in abusive relationships using a prospective methodology. Participants (N = 323) completed surveys at the beginning and end of a 10-week academic quarter for course credit. A path analysis suggested that the model--which included investment model variables (i.e.,…
Descriptors: College Students, Violence, Females, Dating (Social)
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Gidycz, Christine A.; Orchowski, Lindsay M.; King, Carrie R.; Rich, Cindy L. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2008
The present study utilizes the National College Health Risk Behavior Survey to examine the relationship between health-risk behaviors and sexual victimization among a sample of college women. A prospective design is utilized to examine the relationship between health-risk behaviors as measured at baseline and sexual victimization during a 3-month…
Descriptors: Violence, Child Abuse, Smoking, Females
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Turchik, Jessica A.; Probst, Danielle R.; Chau, Minna; Nigoff, Amy; Gidycz, Christine A. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2007
The purpose of the current study was to examine how women's intentions, as well as psychological and situational factors, predicted the actual use of resistance tactics in response to a sexual assault situation over a 2-month follow-up period. Twenty-eight percent of the 378 undergraduate women who participated at the baseline assessment and…
Descriptors: Females, Sexual Abuse, College Students, Predictor Variables
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Breitenbecher, Kimberly Hanson; Gidycz, Christine A. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 1998
A program to reduce women's risk of multiple sexual victimization was designed and evaluated. Participants (N=406) responded to surveys assessing history of sexual assault, dating, communication, and knowledge about sexual assault. The program was not found to be effective, nor was there a relationship to participants' histories of victimization.…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, College Students, Dating (Social), Females
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Rich, Cindy L.; Gidycz, Christine A.; Warkentin, Jennifer B.; Loh, Catherine; Weiland, Paul – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2005
Objective: We investigated the possible reciprocal relationship between victimization experiences and psychological functioning by assessing abuse experiences in childhood, adolescence, and during a 2-month follow-up period. Method: At the beginning of the study (Time 1), abuse histories, trauma and depressive symptoms, and interpersonal…
Descriptors: Victims of Crime, Females, Depression (Psychology), Child Abuse