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Macy, Rebecca J.; Nurius, Paula S.; Norris, Jeanette – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2007
Rape resistance trainings need to prepare women to recognize and resist sexual assault across a range of experiences and contexts. To help address this need, this research used an investigation of 415 college women who completed a survey about their situational responding to an experience of acquaintance sexual assault. A previously established…
Descriptors: Profiles, Sexual Abuse, Drinking, Females
Stringer, Gayle M.; Rants-Rodriguez, Deanna – 1987
This document is a group leader activity guide to accompany a sexual assault prevention program focusing on information for male teenagers. Background information, large group activities, comments for small group leaders, extension activities, activity sheets, and transparency masters are included for 15 group activities. These topics are covered…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Assertiveness, Dating (Social), Disclosure
Herman, Judith – 1984
Rates of sexual assault on women are sufficiently high that women live with a lifelong, pervasive fear of violence. Research has just begun to identify and analyze the health and mental health effects of sexual assault on victims, and studies are investigating the social and individual motivations of perpetrators. This document contains a…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Family Violence, Females, Feminism
Scott, Elsie L. – 1978
Several factors indicate that there is a relationship between economic conditions and crime among black women. Crime statistics show that outside of the misdemeanors of drunkenness and disorderly conduct, black women tend to be arrested for larceny and prostitution, both economic crimes. The fact that black women are at the bottom of the economic…
Descriptors: Aggression, Black Community, Blacks, Crime
Riger, Stephanie; Gordon, Margaret – 1978
Beliefs about the effectiveness of rape prevention strategies influence public cooperation in their implementation. To acquaint public policy makers with these beliefs and to help them assess their impact, a three-city telephone survey of adults was conducted using a random sampling of ages, races, male and female, married and unmarried, from all…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Community Attitudes, Environmental Influences, Prevention
Graff, Sunny; And Others – 1978
The factors which contribute to women's vulnerability to rape are a lack of information about and understanding of rape; women's subordinate relationship to men; socially reinforced physical weakness and passivity; isolation from other women; isolation in the community. Prevention means more than just reducing the incidence of rape or providing…
Descriptors: Aggression, Crime, Females, Feminism
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Levine-MacCombie, Joyce; Koss, Mary P. – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 1986
Determined that acknowledged and unacknowledged acquaintance rape victims and rape avoiders could be discriminated by situational variables and response strategies. Avoiders were less likely to have experienced passive or internalizing emotions at the time of the assault, perceived the assault as less violent, and were more likely to have utilized…
Descriptors: College Students, Emotional Response, Females, Higher Education
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Davis, Tracy L.; Liddell, Debora L. – Journal of College Student Development, 2002
Investigates the effectiveness of a socialization-focused rape prevention program designed specifically for college fraternity men. Results suggest that a socialization approach to rape education was as effective as a more traditional prevention program with regard to attitudes and knowledge. Although attitudes rebounded to previous levels at the…
Descriptors: College Students, Fraternities, Higher Education, Males
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Berg, Dianne R.; Lonsway, Kimberly A.; Fitzgerald, Louise F. – Journal of College Student Development, 1999
Fifty-four male undergraduates participated in a rape prevention education program in which the experimental group listened to an audiotape of a man versus a woman describing the experience of being raped. Two weeks later, the students who heard the female tape reported more likelihood to engage in rape-supportive behaviors but no difference in…
Descriptors: College Students, Empathy, Higher Education, Intervention
Langford, Linda – Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention, 2004
Institutions of higher education (IHEs) are often regarded as sanctuaries, protected environments where young people explore great ideas in a collegial atmosphere and make lifelong friendships. Consequently, incidents of violence on campus are particularly shocking for the extended campus community, evoking questions about whether there is any…
Descriptors: Violence, Prevention, Safety, Rape
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Earle, James P. – NASPA Journal, 1996
Studies the effect of three different types of acquaintance rape prevention programs on men's attitudes concerning women and sexual assault. Examined single-sex versus coed workshops, small groups versus large groups, and other types of formats. Findings show that some program features are more effective than others. (RJM)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, College Freshmen, College Students, Higher Education
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Nelson, Eileen S.; Torgler, Cyndee C. – Journal of Humanistic Education and Development, 1990
Compared effects of strategies for informing college students about date rape. Assigned students to either experimental group that viewed videotape on acquaintance rape (n=33), experimental group that read brochure on acquaintance rape (n=31), or control group (n=25). Findings revealed no significant difference between effects of videotape and…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Change Strategies, College Students, Dating (Social)
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Banyard, Victoria L.; Plante, Elizabethe G.; Moynihan, Mary M. – Journal of Community Psychology, 2004
Recent research documents the problem of sexual violence across communities, often finding its causes to be embedded in community and cultural norms, thus demonstrating the need for community-focused solutions. In this article we synthesize research from community psychology on community change and prevention with more individually focused studies…
Descriptors: Prosocial Behavior, Violence, Sexual Harassment, Prevention
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Schwartz, Jonathan P.; Griffin, Linda D.; Russell, Melani M.; Frontaura-Duck, Sarannette – Journal of College Counseling, 2006
Dating violence is a significant problem on college campuses that requires preventive interventions. In addition, sexist and stereotypical attitudes that support abusive dating behavior have been recognized as potential risk factors. Previous research has found that fraternity and sorority membership is related to stereotypical beliefs concerning…
Descriptors: Prevention, College Students, Student Behavior, Gender Differences
Neely, Margery A. – 1985
Different theories have been offered about why some men rape. The interactive theory of rape describes coercive elements in heterosexual relations resulting from faulty socialization or abuse in childhood. Prevention according to this theory would involve mental health specialists incorporating preventive strategies into parent training, guidance,…
Descriptors: Aggression, Child Abuse, Interpersonal Competence, Males
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