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Tora, Abebayehu – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2013
Studies indicate that girls and women encounter sexual violence in their day-to-day social life in all cultures and societies. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of sexual violence against female students in Wolaita Sodo University; 374 female students provided responses to self-administered questionnaire. The study revealed 23.4% (95%…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Violence, Incidence, Sexual Harassment
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Miller, Shari; Williams, Jason; Cutbush, Stacey; Gibbs, Deborah; Clinton-Sherrod, Monique; Jones, Sarah – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2013
Although there is growing recognition of the problem of dating violence, little is known about how it unfolds among young adolescents who are just beginning to date. This study examined classes (subgroups) and transitions between classes over three time points based on dating violence, bullying, and sexual harassment perpetration and victimization…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Profiles, Bullying, Victims
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Linder, Chris; Myers, Jess S.; Riggle, Colleen; Lacy, Marvette – Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 2016
Using Internet-related ethnography (Postill & Pink, 2012), we examined the role of social media in campus sexual violence activism. Based on observations of online activist communities and interviews with 23 activists, we highlight raising awareness, community building, and interrupting power dynamics as activism strategies enhanced by social…
Descriptors: Violence, Activism, Social Media, Sexual Harassment
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Skrzypiec, Grace; Slee, Phillip; Sandhu, Damanjit – International Journal of Emotional Education, 2015
Bullying is an international issue that is only just beginning to be researched in India and anecdotal evidence in Punjab, India, has suggested that most schools in the Punjab are in denial about bullying on campus. Our aim was to investigate the nature of bullying in this region using the PhotoStory Method. We sought to discover how young people…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Bullying, Victims, Handheld Devices
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Adebayo, Awoniyi Samuel; Oyebanji, Temitope Oyeyemi – European Journal of Educational Sciences, 2014
The study was conducted to find out the patterns of violence against women as perceived by working -- class females in a Nigerian City. A total of one hundred and fifty respondents were selected from the target population using the multi-stage sampling procedure. A fifteen-item questionnaire tagged "patterns of violence against women…
Descriptors: Females, Foreign Countries, Working Class, Municipalities
Posselt, Julie; Venegas, Kristan; Ward, James Dean; Hernandez, Theresa; DePaola, Thomas – Pullias Center for Higher Education, 2017
The federal government's role in supporting higher education touches nearly every aspect of the work performed by American colleges and universities. Federal authorities control an immense amount of public resources that are used to strategically exert influence across a complex and differentiated postsecondary system. This report is intended to…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Higher Education, Sex Fairness
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Simmel, Cassandra; Postmus, Judy L.; Lee, Inseon – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 2012
Using data collected from a sample of adult women (n = 234), this study examined the relationship between the experience and disclosure of childhood sexual abuse and subsequent adult sexual violence. Multivariate analyses revealed that physical force during the childhood sexual abuse experience was significant in both children's decisions to…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Violence, Females, Sexual Abuse
West Virginia Department of Education, 2018
This collection of fact sheets includes: (1) Alcohol and Drug Use; (2) Bullying and Suicidal Behaviors; (3) Dietary Behaviors; (4) Disease Prevention and Health Care Access; (5) Injury Risk and Violence Behaviors; (6) Physical Inactivity; (7) Sexual Behaviors; (8) Tobacco Use Behaviors; and (9) Weight Management. [For "[West Virginia Youth…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Drinking, Alcohol Abuse, Bullying
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Alink, Lenneke R. A.; Euser, Saskia; Bakermans-Kranenburg, Marian J.; van IJzendoorn, Marinus H. – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2014
Background: Residential or group care social workers appear to be at increased risk for experiencing physical violence at work. However, little is known about "sexual harassment" in addition to physical victimization of social workers in "youth" residential or group care. Objective We investigated the prevalence of physical and…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Violence, Sexual Harassment, Victims of Crime
West Virginia Department of Education, 2018
This collection of fact sheets includes: (1) Alcohol and Drug Use; (2) Bullying and Suicidal Behaviors; (3) Dietary Behaviors; (4) Disease Prevention and Health Care Access; (5) Injury Risk and Violence; (6) Physical Inactivity; (7) Sexual Behaviors; (8) Tobacco Use; and (9) Weight Management. [For "[West Virginia Youth Risk Behavior/School…
Descriptors: Drinking, Alcohol Abuse, Bullying, Suicide
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Dittrick, Crystal J.; Beran, Tanya N.; Mishna, Faye; Hetherington, Ross; Shariff, Shaheen – Journal of School Violence, 2013
The study examined whether children who bully others are likely to prefer playing video games that are rated high in maturity and violence. A stratified random sample of Canadian children ages 10 to 17 years from the provinces of Canada was obtained. Parents (n = 397) and their children (n = 492) completed an online survey of children's bullying…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Bullying, Peer Relationship, Video Games
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Hartill, Mike – Quest, 2013
When the sexual abuse of children is revealed, it is often found that other nonabusing adults were aware of the abuse but failed to act. During the past twenty years or so, the concealment of child sexual abuse (CSA) within organizations has emerged as a key challenge for child protection work. Recent events at Pennsylvania State University (PSU)…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Violence, Physical Education, Youth
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McMahon, Sarah; Postmus, Judy L.; Koenick, Ruth Anne – Journal of College Student Development, 2011
Bystander intervention offers promise as a sexual violence prevention tool for student affairs administrators on college campuses, but the conceptualization and definition of the approach is in its infancy and needs further development. In an effort to emphasize the potential role of bystanders in the primary prevention of sexual violence, we put…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Campuses, Violence, Sexual Harassment
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Tharp, Andra Teten; DeGue, Sarah; Lang, Karen; Valle, Linda Anne; Massetti, Greta; Holt, Melissa; Matjasko, Jennifer – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2011
Foubert, Godin, and Tatum describe qualitative effects among college men of The Men's Program, a one-session sexual violence prevention program. This article and the program it describes are representative of many sexual violence prevention programs that are in practice and provide an opportunity for a brief discussion of the development and…
Descriptors: Violence, Sexual Harassment, Prevention, Program Effectiveness
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Conroy, Nicole E. – Journal of School Violence, 2013
This article provides an integrative review of the literature on adolescent sexual harassment and highlights potential contributions of feminist theory for research. Although developmental theories for studying sexual harassment are useful in their own right, the discussion focuses on how they fail to address the ways in which sexual harassment…
Descriptors: Sexual Harassment, Peer Relationship, Adolescent Attitudes, Literature Reviews
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