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Yunqi Peng; Jiarui Wu; Binli Chen; Xiying Wang – European Journal of Education, 2024
Dating sexual violence (DSV) is a serious social problem among college students worldwide. This study examines the effects of gender role attitudes (GRA) in DSV and the mediating role of rape myth acceptance (RMA) among students of different sexual orientations in China. A total of 2134 Chinese college students (553 men and 1581 women, 1751…
Descriptors: Rape, Social Attitudes, Dating (Social), College Students
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Boateng, Francis D.; Youla Doumbia, Nabi; Kooffreh, Bassey; Kwakye-Nuako, Charlotte Omane – Journal of School Violence, 2023
Sexual violence is a global issue facing countries around the world. However, this problem is more prevalent in countries that have experienced protracted conflict. The present study explored the complex relationship between date rape attitudes, rape myths, and sexual violence using data from Ivory Coast. Two hundred college students from one of…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Attitudes, Dating (Social), Rape
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Lewis, Kaleea R.; Robillard, Alyssa; Billings, Deborah; White, Kellee – Journal of American College Health, 2019
Objective: Explore the ways in which a sample of college women interpret racially/ethnically coded vignettes to understand their perceptions of responsibility and trauma experienced by a hypothetical female sexual assault survivor and her need for social support. Participants: Convenience sample of college women (N = 51) attending a large,…
Descriptors: College Students, Rape, Social Support Groups, Student Attitudes
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Reyes, H. Luz McNaughton; Foshee, Vangie A. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2013
Investigators have identified a number of factors that increase risk for physical and psychological dating abuse perpetration during adolescence, but as yet little is known about the etiology of sexual dating aggression during this critical developmental period. This is an important gap in the literature given that research suggests that patterns…
Descriptors: Prevention, Rape, Risk, Early Adolescents
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Basow, Susan A.; Minieri, Alexandra – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2011
Sexual social exchange theory was applied to perceptions of a date rape by manipulating the cost of the date and who paid in vignettes presented to 188 U.S. college students, who then rated the characters' sexual expectations, blame, responsibility, and rape justifiability. Findings from this between-participant design partially supported…
Descriptors: Rape, Dating (Social), Social Exchange Theory, College Students
De La Rue, Lisa; Polanin, Joshua R.; Espelage, Dorothy L.; Pigott, Terri D. – Campbell Collaboration, 2014
Background: The incidence of psychological, physical, and sexual violence in intimate dating relationships has a significant impact on young people. These issues are of great concern to researchers, educators, and administrators who strive to help youth be happy and healthy. This review focused on prevention and intervention efforts implemented in…
Descriptors: Dating (Social), Violence, Intimacy, Program Effectiveness
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Bradley, April R.; Yeater, Elizabeth A.; O'Donohue, William – Journal of Primary Prevention, 2009
This study evaluated the short-term effectiveness of a mixed-gender sexual assault prevention program developed for college students. Program participants (n = 177) were compared to non-program participants (n = 132) prior to the program and during a 2-week follow-up period on measures of rape myths, victim empathy, perceived negative consequences…
Descriptors: Communication Strategies, Rape, Prevention, Victims of Crime
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Fay, Karen E.; Medway, Frederic J. – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2006
Based on Parrot's work with college students, a six-activity acquaintance rape prevention program for first-year high school students living in a rural South Carolina community was implemented and evaluated. The program decreased students' acceptance of rape myths compared with non-participating students both on a scale developed by Burt and on…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Rape, Prevention, Dating (Social)