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Arellano, Charleanea M.; Kuhn, Jill A.; Chavez, Ernest L. – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 1997
Survey of 1,121 adolescent females, including 303 who reported being sexually assaulted, found that White females were twice as likely as Mexican Americans to have reported sexual assault. Compared to nonvictims, sexual assault victims reported more emotional distress, social isolation, and deviant behavior; poorer school adjustment; and greater…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Dropouts, Family Characteristics, Females
The Attitudes toward Rape Victims Scale: Construction, Validation, and Cross-Cultural Applicability.

Ward, Colleen – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 1988
Constructed 25-item Attitudes toward Rape Victims Scale (ARVS) which emphasized victim blame, credibility, deservingness, denigration, and trivialization. Results from administration of ARVS to university students, social workers, psychologists, physicians, lawyers, and police officers in Singapore, and to university students in the United States…
Descriptors: Attitudes, College Students, Cross Cultural Studies, Culture Fair Tests

Brown, William J. – American Behavioral Scientist, 1991
Reports on the effect of AIDS education on college students. Lists reasons for underestimating personal risk: illusions of invulnerability, the long incubation period of AIDS, drugs and sexual experimentation, underestimating partners' risky sexual behaviors, and acquaintance rape. Concludes that increasing knowledge will not necessarily promote…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, College Students, Communicable Diseases, Disease Control
Foubert, John D.; Cowell, Edwin A. – NASPA Journal, 2004
The purpose of this qualitative inquiry was to determine fraternity men and student athletes' perceptions of a commonly used rape-prevention program. Participants saw "The Men's Program" and then participated in 60-90 minute focus groups assessing whether their attitudes and behavior would change, what about the program led to that change, and…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Fraternities, Males, Athletes
Peleikis, Dawn E.; Mykletun, Arnstein; Dahl, Alv A. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2004
Objective: This study from Norway examines the relative influence of child sexual abuse (CSA) and family background risk factors (FBRF) on the risk for current mental disorders and the quality of current intimate relationships in women with CSA treated for anxiety disorders and/or depression. Women with these disorders frequently seek treatment,…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Family Characteristics, Adults
White, Jacquelyn W.; Humphrey, John A. – 1993
While some researchers question whether women can be more vulnerable to sexual assault because of personal characteristics and/or behavioral styles, typical research designs into this question draw on retrospective comparisons of victims and non-victims, making it difficult to determine whether the observed differences are causes, correlates, or…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Abuse, College Students, Family Violence
On Campus with Women, 1982
Developments concerning women's education and employment, legislation and court cases that affect women, and the latest model programs and resources are presented in this newsletter issue. Specific topics include: sexual harassment and sexual attacks on women on college campuses; the progress of black and white women in science and engineering;…
Descriptors: Administrators, Court Litigation, Employment Patterns, Equal Education
Wishon, Phillip M.; Broderius, Bruce W. – 1987
The purpose of this pamphlet is to aid teachers, counselors, administrators, paraprofessionals, and other support personnel in alleviating the problem of missing and abducted children. After an introductory overview of the national incidence of missing children, three specific categories of missing children are identified and discussed: runaways,…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Child Neglect, Child Welfare, Crime Prevention
Bornn, Edith Lucille – 1978
This report reviews the legal status of female homemakers in the Virgin Islands and makes suggestions for action and legislation which will be more equitable in protecting homemakers' rights. The laws described in the report apply to wives who work at home as well as outside the home, but the report mainly concerns homemakers without outside…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Civil Liberties, Divorce, Economically Disadvantaged

Malamuth, Neil M.; Briere, John – Journal of Social Issues, 1986
Presents a model hypothesizing indirect effects of media sexual violence on aggression against women. Suggests that cultural factors and individual variables interact to affect thought patterns and other responses that may lead to antisocial behavior. Discusses relevance of model to current research trends, including laboratory and naturalistic…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Development, Cognitive Structures, Elementary Secondary Education

Riggs, Richard S. – Journal of School Health, 1982
The responsibilities of school personnel in detecting and dealing with incest are discussed: (1) knowledge about incestuous behavior; (2) observation and detection; (3) reporting and referrals; (4) counseling and followup; and (5) prevention. (FG)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Abuse, Child Welfare, Children

Randall, Donald A., Jr. – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 1995
Three studies of curative factor rankings for female incest survivor groups are summarized and compared with Yalom's (1975) study. A time-limited group is compared with two studies of long-term groups. Limitations, suggestions for future research, and clinical implications are addressed. (JBJ)
Descriptors: Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Comparative Analysis

Willis, Cynthia E.; Wrightsman, Lawrence S. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 1995
Rape victims' gaze behavior when identifying a defendant and the prior relationship between victim and defendant were examined for effects on rape culpability attributions. In comparison with victims who used gaze maintenance or natural gaze behavior, rape victims' gaze avoidance was perceived as indicative of less truthfulness rather than…
Descriptors: Aggression, College Students, Crime, Criminals

Wright, Richard A. – Teaching Sociology, 1995
Reports on a study of the depiction of women in 54 college criminology textbooks published between 1956 and 1992. Finds that, although recent textbooks have made important strides about discussing women as victims, they say far less about women's ability to resist oppression by words and deeds. (CFR)
Descriptors: Aggression, Crime, Criminology, Females
Hanson, Katherine – 1995
Violence is a part of daily life in the United States, the world's leader in the number of homicides, rapes, and assaults. This working paper examines the issue of violence in the United States from a gender equity perspective. Gendered violence is reinforced by cultural beliefs that allow individuals and groups to use violence to establish and…
Descriptors: Battered Women, Educational Opportunities, Family Problems, Family Violence