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Choudhary, Ekta; Coben, Jeffrey; Bossarte, Robert M. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2010
In the United States, an estimated three million men are victims of sexual violence each year, yet the majority of existing studies have evaluated the consequences and characteristics of victimization among women alone. The result has been a gap in the existing literature examining the physical and psychological consequences of sexual assault…
Descriptors: Marital Status, Violence, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Abuse
Marshall, Elizabeth – Children's Literature in Education, 2009
This essay examines the representation of adolescent girlhood, sexual violence and agency in Francesca Lia Block's contemporary fairy tale collection "The Rose and The Beast." Focusing specifically on the tale "Wolf," the author provides a literary analysis of how Block draws on and reworks traditional Western fairy tale variants to reintroduce…
Descriptors: Empowerment, Adolescent Literature, Violence, Sexual Harassment
Glass, Nancy; Perrin, Nancy; Hanson, Ginger; Mankowski, Eric; Bloom, Tina; Campbell, Jacquelyn – Journal of Community Psychology, 2009
This study builds on the existing knowledge of risk factors for lethal intimate partner violence (IPV) and typologies of IPV abusers by exploring patterns of abusive partners' behaviors among known risk factors for intimate partner femicide (i.e., murder of women) and determines if groups of survivors with similar patterns of abusive behaviors…
Descriptors: Violence, Sexual Harassment, Females, Hispanic Americans
Hammond, Charity B.; Calhoun, Karen S. – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2007
Research has consistently found that a history of previous sexual victimization increases risk for future sexual assault, which might be due to women with a history of sexual victimization having difficulty identifying risky cues and not perceiving their own vulnerability for future assaults. This study investigated how acknowledgment of previous…
Descriptors: Cues, Violence, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Abuse
Seto, Michael C.; Lalumiere, Martin L. – Psychological Bulletin, 2010
We tested special and general explanations of male adolescent sexual offending by conducting a meta-analysis of 59 independent studies comparing male adolescent sex offenders (n = 3,855) with male adolescent non-sex offenders (n = 13,393) on theoretically derived variables reflecting general delinquency risk factors (antisocial tendencies),…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Family Relationship, Interpersonal Competence, Antisocial Behavior
Felix, Erika D.; Furlong, Michael J.; Austin, Greg – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2009
Despite nationwide improvements in school safety, victimization at school continues and affects the well-being of a significant number of students. This study uses the California Healthy Kids Survey, a statewide surveillance instrument administered to students in grades 7, 9, and 11 in California (N = 70,600) to address the multiple victimization…
Descriptors: Violence, School Safety, Sexual Orientation, Multivariate Analysis
Ciarlante, Mitru – Prevention Researcher, 2007
Exploring the process of disclosure for youth who have been sexually victimized, this article provides strategies for creating an environment where sexual violence is not accepted and where youth feel safe disclosing. It also provides strategies for working with youth who haven't yet disclosed. (Contains 1 footnote.)
Descriptors: Violence, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Abuse, Self Disclosure (Individuals)
Mack, Laura – Academy for Educational Development, 2009
While increasing girls' access to education is a global priority, there are numerous barriers that impede significant progress in achieving gender parity in schools. While enrollment of girl students is up in Tanzania, especially at the primary and secondary levels, AED has become concerned about the barriers girls face, including gender-based…
Descriptors: Females, Access to Education, Transportation, Foreign Countries
Peter, Tracey – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2009
The objective of this article is to compare male- and female-perpetrated sexual abuse in terms of victim and abuser characteristics, type of abuse, family structure, and worker information. Bivariate tests of significance were performed on the 1998 Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect, which included 308 male and 37 female…
Descriptors: Violence, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse
Trotter, Joy – Journal of LGBT Youth, 2009
This article is based on a small study undertaken in 2001, which examined the experiences of and responses to sexual harassment and bullying adopted by different professionals (teachers, education social workers, youth workers and a school nurse) and by young people (12 to 25-year-olds). It draws together some of the literature relating to young…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Sexual Harassment, Bullying, School Nurses
Banyard, Victoria L.; Moynihan, Mary M.; Crossman, Maria T. – Journal of College Student Development, 2009
Sexual violence is a widespread problem for college communities. Students, faculty, and staff are increasingly involved in prevention efforts. To date, however, evaluation of sexual violence prevention programs has shown mixed results. One promising new practice teaches segments of college communities to be engaged, positive bystanders. It aims to…
Descriptors: Violence, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Abuse, Prevention
Prothrow-Stith, Deborah – Journal of American College Health, 2007
As a chief spokesperson for a national movement to prevent violence and a frequent speaker in national media and public forums, Dr. Deborah Prothrow-Stith is a nationally recognized public health leader. In 1987, she was appointed the first woman Commissioner of Public Health for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In that role, she established the…
Descriptors: School Safety, Crime Prevention, Sexual Harassment, Prevention
Small, Kevonne; Zweig, Janine M. – Prevention Researcher, 2007
An estimated 7.0% to 8.1% of American youth report being sexually victimized at some point in their life time. This article presents a background to youth sexual victimization, focusing on prevalence data, challenging issues when studying this problem, risk factors, and common characteristics of perpetrators. Additionally, a type of sexual…
Descriptors: Violence, Sexual Harassment, At Risk Persons, Victims of Crime
Anagnostopoulos, Dorothea; Buchanan, Nicole T.; Pereira, Christine; Lichty, Lauren F. – Educational Policy, 2009
Gender-based bullying is the most common form of violence that students encounter in U.S. public schools. Several large-scale surveys reveal its consequences for students. Fewer studies examine how school staff members make sense of and respond to such violence. The authors address this knowledge gap by presenting analyses of interviews conducted…
Descriptors: Bullying, Prevention, Dating (Social), Gender Differences

Buhi, Eric R. – Journal of School Health, 2005
A number of school-based programs address sexual violence by focusing on adolescents' attitudes about rape or acceptance of rape myths. However, really problems exist in the literature regarding measurement of rape myth acceptance, including issues of reliability and validity. This paper addresses measurement reliability issues and reviews…
Descriptors: Mythology, Violence, Sexual Harassment, Reliability