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Ballantyne, Tonia – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The most common point of intervention within campus sexual assault programming is that of combatting frequently held myths about rape. These rape myths are often assessed through self-report scales and are thus subjected to concerns of social-desirability and blind-spot bias. Research suggests individuals misperceive the beliefs of others,…
Descriptors: Rape, Misconceptions, Norms, Gender Differences
Adam Hardy; Steven Chesnut; Emily Lake – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2024
Previous studies have indicated that sorority members engage in high-risk alcohol consumption, putting them at increased risk of sexual victimization. In the current study, we examined the associations between sorority members' adherence to myths about sexual consent and assault related to alcohol misuse. Findings from the responses of 110…
Descriptors: Drinking, Sexuality, Sexual Abuse, Beliefs
Rasika Behl; Isioma Umunna; Blessing Edem; Dumisile Mphamba; Mike Baiocchi; Clea Sarnquist – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objectives: Assess the acceptability of and self-reported behavioral change from participation in a sexual assault prevention intervention on a U.S. university campus. Participants: Thirty-one undergraduate students who identified as women and opted-in to participating in both the intervention and research. Methods: In-depth interviews and written…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Sexual Abuse, Rape, Prevention
McCall, Stephanie D. – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2023
Politically expedient approaches to difficult knowledge about sexual violence have included educational practices that create conditions for 'safe' spaces, such as announcing content in advance, trigger warnings and other pedagogical practices that make care allowable and smooth out the sharp edges of violence that can knowingly invoke trauma.…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Rape, Misconceptions, Violence
Avanti Adhia; Ruby Lucas; Ann E. Richey; Megan Rogers; Nikki Van Wagner; Laurie Dils; Frederick P. Rivara; Betty Bekemeier – Journal of School Health, 2025
Background: Schools are important contexts for preventing sexual violence (SV) among adolescents. Evaluating whether programming is effective requires surveying youth about SV experiences. However, school communities often have concerns about asking students, particularly those in middle school, about these experiences. This study sought to…
Descriptors: School Districts, Rape, Student Attitudes, Student Surveys
Sharon Lamb; Lindsey White; Madeline Brodt – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2024
Humane Acts Bystander Intervention Training curriculum (HABIT) aims to reach students less inclined to learn from liberal and more-feminist education offered in current curricula. Using moral foundations theory to encourage bystander intervention in potential sexual assault situations, the authors taught and assessed 137 diverse students within an…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Audiences, Intervention, Student Behavior
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
Huck, Jennifer L.; James, S. – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objective: The purpose of the study was two-fold. The first objective was to determine the level of rape myth acceptance of college students. The second objective was to determine the impact of social group membership on rape myth. Participants: 316 undergraduate students were recruited in spring of 2016. Methods: Surveys distributed to students…
Descriptors: Rape, Misconceptions, Undergraduate Students, Clubs
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
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
Diener O'Leary, Justine; Myers, Erin M.; Lozano, Nicole M. – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2022
We examined predictors of rape myth acceptance (RMA) and bystander attitudes among college women (n = 137). Participants completed self-report measures of RMA, bystander attitudes, sexist beliefs, gender-conforming attitudes, sexuality attitudes, sexual knowledge, and just world beliefs. Stepwise multiple regression analyses indicated that RMA was…
Descriptors: Females, College Students, Rape, Misconceptions
O'Sullivan, Lucia F.; Belu, Charlene F.; Fuller, Rice B.; Richard, Morgan E. – Journal of College Student Development, 2023
Sexual assault continues to plague college campuses despite years of targeted intervention. Recent prevention efforts have focused on the role of bystanders in reducing rates. However, limited work has explored actual intervention behaviors as opposed to intentions to intervene or reasons why individuals might choose not to help. College students…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Rape, College Students, Audiences
Miller, Henry; Boehm, Shelby; Colantonio-Yurko, Kathleen; Adams, Brittany – Journal of Literacy Research, 2022
Numerous scholars have called for young adult literature (YAL) to be a pedagogical avenue for educating secondary and postsecondary students about sexual violence, who are often socialized into harmful beliefs about victims. In this study, we draw on Manne's theorizing of "himpathy" and "herasure" to explore the ways in which…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Young Adults, Sexual Abuse, Crime
Del Rey M. Honeycutt – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Sexual assault on college campuses is a significant concern and deemed a public health problem. Research suggested that certain groups, such as male college student athletes, may be the main offenders and contributors to the problem. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between acceptance of specific rape myths and…
Descriptors: College Students, College Athletics, Athletes, Control Groups
Fleming, C. J. Eubanks; Belanger, Elizabeth; Bonanno, KellyAnn – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objective: This study examined rates and predictors of peer recommendation of resources after disclosure of actual and hypothetical unwanted sexual experiences. Participants: Private university students without a history of college sexual assault were recruited in 2 groups. One was a group of peers who had received an assault disclosure (N = 122)…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Rape, Responses, Peer Influence