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Pritchard, C. Ruth – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 1993
Uses the methodology of conversational analysis to examine a case of "troubles talk" between a group of female survivors of rape. The conversational process of "affiliation" between interactants as it occurs within the structure of the conversation is examined as are the successfully utilized linguistic and paralinguistic…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Females, Foreign Countries, Interviews

Baier, John L.; And Others – Journal of College Student Development, 1991
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)
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Incidence, Rape

Gilbert, Neil – Public Interest, 1991
Discusses definitions and reporting of sexual assault. Concludes that the epidemic of sexual assault suggested by the media reflects a radical feminist attitude which prevents objective analysis and trivializes cases of real abuse. (DM)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Definitions, Females, Feminism

Haggard, William K. – College Student Affairs Journal, 1991
Briefly describes three prevailing theories of rape: evolutionary theory, social learning theory, and feminist theory. Applies feminist theory of rape to practice rationale for prevention programming targeted specifically at traditional-aged college males. Support for the theory, based on results of previous studies, is presented, and implications…
Descriptors: College Students, Feminism, Higher Education, Males

Hanson, R. Karl; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1993
Long-term recidivism rates of 197 child molesters released from prison between 1958 and 1974 were examined. Of the total sample, 42% were reconvicted for sexual crimes, violent crimes, or both. Other factors associated with increased recidivism were never being married and previous sexual offenses. (Author/SR)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Crime, Incest, Psychological Studies

Ullman, Sarah E.; Karabatsos, George; Koss, Mary P. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 1999
Analyzes the role of alcohol in sexual assault. Hierarchical multivariate regression showed that victim alcohol abuse propensity and both victim and offender alcohol use prior to attack were directly associated with more severe sexual victimization to women. Suggests that rape and alcohol abuse prevention efforts can benefit by incorporating…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, College Students, Drinking, Females

Chng, Chwee Lye; Burke, Sloane – College Student Journal, 1999
College students (n=387) completed the "attitudes toward rape" questionnaire and the rape empathy scale. Analysis found that prior experience as a rape survivor and gender were significantly related to rape intolerant attitudes and empathy toward rape survivors. Rape tolerant attitudes and lower levels of empathy were more commonly found…
Descriptors: College Students, Empathy, Females, Higher Education
Malveaux, Julianne – Black Issues in Higher Education, 2004
Even though laws have been passed to protect young women--who are most at risk for rape--from sexual assault on campus, many young men think they can rape without consequence. Thus, the Campus Security Act of 1990 (now known as the Jerome Clery Act), which requires campuses to report serious crimes on campus, and the Campus Sexual Assault Victim's…
Descriptors: Rape, Athletes, School Security, Campuses
Hollis, Michael J. – Online Submission, 2006
An abundance of surveys and news reports have clearly indicated that sexual assaults and other violent crimes are prevalent on U.S. college and university campuses. What isn't as well known is how little is being done by most institutions to try and reduce this fact. Poor awareness of the reality of crime rates, combined with widespread policies…
Descriptors: Colleges, Violence, Crime, Prevention
Foubert, John D.; Newberry, Johnathan T. – Journal of College Student Development, 2006
Fraternity men (N = 261) at a small to midsized public university saw one of two versions of a rape prevention program or were in a control group. Program participants reported significant increases in empathy toward rape survivors and significant declines in rape myth acceptance, likelihood of raping, and likelihood of committing sexual assault.…
Descriptors: Empathy, Crime Prevention, Rape, Fraternities
Ronis, Scott T.; Borduin, Charles M. – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2007
This study examined the individual functioning, interpersonal relations, and academic performance of 115 male juveniles who were divided into 5 demographically matched groups (sexual offenders with peer/adult victims, sexual offenders with child victims, violent nonsexual offenders, nonviolent nonsexual offenders, and nondelinquent youths).…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Individual Characteristics, Juvenile Justice, Delinquency
Walsh, Kate; Blaustein, Margaret; Knight, Wanda Grant; Spinazzola, Joseph; van der Kolk, Bessel A. – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 2007
Research has suggested that childhood sexual abuse (CSA) may be a risk factor for adulthood sexual assault. This study examined associations between CSA experiences, cognitive resiliency variables, and revictimization. Participants were 73 college-age females who completed self-report questionnaires assessing CSA, adult assault, self-efficacy,…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Sexual Abuse, Self Efficacy, At Risk Persons
Burgess, Gerald H. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2007
Discussed is the development and psychometric analysis of a measure of rape-supportive attitudes and beliefs called the Rape Attitudes and Beliefs Scale (RABS), intended for the use with college men. Items were developed from a literature review of "rape myths" that were correlated to some measure of sexual aggression. An exploratory…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Psychometrics, Females, Test Validity
Hoge, Robert D., Ed.; Guerra, Nancy G., Ed.; Boxer, Paul, Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2008
This authoritative, highly readable reference and text is grounded in the latest knowledge on how antisocial and criminal behavior develops in youth and how it can effectively be treated. Contributors describe proven ways to reduce juvenile delinquency by targeting specific risk factors and strengthening young people's personal, family, and…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Substance Abuse, Intervention, Delinquency
Nassar, S. C. – 1993
This document considers the usefulness of adventure-based counseling in facilitating recovery from rape. It begins with a brief introduction to this concept and a literature review examining reactions to rape trauma; traditional interventions and implications; and adventure-based counseling interventions. This section concludes that since fear and…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Counseling Effectiveness, Counseling Techniques, Outcomes of Treatment