This study used a website content analysis to examine the prevalence of sex education in higher education institutions throughout the US. A total of 413 postsecondary institutions varying in type (public, private) and size (small, medium, large) were chosen via stratified random sampling. Each of the 413 school websites was reviewed to determine…

In the perceptions of most persons, sex trafficking is a recognized global human rights abuse. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has articulated a call to action with its four "P" policy agenda: prevent, protect, prosecute, and partnership (Office of Trafficking in Persons, 2017). Institutions of higher education are…

Critics of safe spaces in campus teaching often fail to understand the complexity of instructors' practices in teaching controversial topics. Beginning with recent controversy regarding safe spaces in the higher education classroom, this paper explores strategies for fostering more complex learning when teaching classes on sensitive topics, whilst…

This theoretical review goes over the different theoretical variables and constructs that could condition teacher intervention in relation to CSE curricular contents, since teachers' experiences affect the pedagogic decisions they make. The theoretical model includes the constructs of sexual conduct, teacher training, and teacher self-efficacy for…

Objectives: Following changes in federal regulations, the current study was an examination of differences in institutional responses to sexual violence among Georgia colleges and universities during 2013 and 2014. Participants: A total of 24 four-year institutions located in the state of Georgia were included. Method: Data were collected from…

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…

Male college students viewed neutral, sexual-violent, and violent-sexual film vignettes and chose vignette to show to female confederate. Among highly sexually aggressive men (n=25), 24% showed sexual-violent vignette and 28% showed violent-sexual vignette. Among sexually nonaggressive men (n=13), none showed sexual-violent vignette and only one…

The clinician and the sexually acting-out client each come to the therapeutic relationship as sensitive, sexual beings. Although therapists are vulnerable to negative countertransference feelings, they are also vulnerable to positive ones. Therapists should not censor or compartmentalize their thoughts and report only those perceived to be…

College students (n=114) completed the Attitudes toward Women Scale and an adaptation of the Sexual Experiences Survey. Those who had experienced or perpetrated minimal levels of sexual abuse had significantly more positive attitudes toward women and their rights than did those who had experienced or perpetrated serious levels of sexual abuse.…

Describes study examining prevalence of nonconsensual sexual experiences in dating situations among female college students. Over 38% of respondents report experiencing some form of sexual victimization. Suggests victimization related to childhood sexual abuse and previous consensual sexual activity. Discusses need for education and prevention…

Surveyed female college students to examine whether theoretical constructs typically associated with male perpetrators of sexual coercion would be predictive of women who perpetrated sexual coercion. About 18 percent of the respondents reported engaging in sexually coercive behaviors, and coercive women differed from noncoercive women in terms of…

Surveyed male subjects (N=99), mostly undergraduates, on their abusive behavior of women and various attitudes. Approximately one-half of respondents admitted to one or more abusive acts. Social and political correlates characterizing men who sexually abuse women were examined. (Author/ABL)

Explored university students' (n=702) level of sexual activity during six-month period and degree to which they were victims of sexual coercion and assault before and since entering university. Found more than 80 percent of students were sexually active; nearly one in five women had been victims of rape or attempted rape. (Author/ABL)

This study assessed the effectiveness of an interactive, co-educational date rape prevention program. Participants for the study (n=192, 97% Caucasian) consisted of sorority and fraternity members of a larger midwestern university. Eighty-four individuals were assigned to a control group with the rest making up the intervention group. All subjects…

Examined college students' (N=408) attitudes and behaviors regarding sexual coercion and assault. Found approximately 60% of participants believed that dating partners provoked sexually aggressive behavior by refusing sexual requests. Confirmed that verbal exchanges between dating partners are prone to disbelief and misinterpretation. Presents…