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Roberts, Ron; Jones, Amy; Sanders, Teela – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2013
Available evidence suggests that changes in the funding of UK higher education in recent years have been accompanied by an increased student presence in the sex industry, ostensibly for financial reasons and to make ends meet. The current study comprises a sample of students ("N" = 200) drawn from several universities in the UK. Data…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sexuality, Employees, Higher Education
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Baechtold, Margaret; De Sawal, Danielle M. – New Directions for Student Services, 2009
The number of women veterans attending college is increasing. This suggests that campus professionals need to become aware of how issues associated with mental health, sexual assault, and gender identity may influence how women veterans make the transition into the higher education environment. This chapter addresses the special needs of women…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Student Personnel Services, War, Violence
Himelein, Melissa J.; And Others – 1994
Because research has focused on psychopathology rather than psychological health, little is known about how child sexual abuse (CSA) survivors escape childhood trauma unharmed. This investigation sought to identify cognitive characteristics associated with resilience following a history of CSA. The study sample of 180 women was drawn from a small,…
Descriptors: Adults, Child Abuse, Cognitive Style, Higher Education
Roth, Susan; And Others – 1988
There is evidence that many women experience sexual assault, and that sexual assault can cause psychological and interpersonal problems. This study examined the psychological aftermath of sexual assault in a probability sample of female university students and employees (N=542), focusing on how various aspects of a victim's lifetime sexual assault…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, College Students, Employees, Females
Evraiff, Bill, Comp.; Evraiff, Lois, Comp. – 1994
The fourth international conference focused on two issues for counseling in the 21st century. The first issue concerned physical and mental health. Presentations covered such topics as: counseling college students concerning their attitudes and beliefs about HIV/AIDS; United States health care reform and how it affects people with disabilities;…
Descriptors: Conference Papers, Counseling, Cultural Pluralism, Elementary Secondary Education
McCarthy, Alice R. – 2000
This monograph is a guide to teen development and the world of 11-18 year olds in contemporary America. It provides practical suggestions to parents and other concerned adults as they guide children through adolescence. The 12 chapters are: (1) "Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds"; (2) "Teens, Families, and Schools"; (3) "Teens…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse