ERIC Number: ED635776
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 116
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ISBN: 979-8-3797-0124-6
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Campus Climate and Willingness to Engage in Sexual Violence Prevention among Sexual and Ethnic Minority College Students
Joseph, Renee
ProQuest LLC, Ph.D. Dissertation, Alliant International University
The prevalence of sexual violence victimization on college campuses has varied by gender, sexual orientation, and ethnicity (Conley et al., 2017). Research has shown that sexual minorities have higher incidences of campus sexual violence compared to heterosexual students (Coulter et al., 2017). Black women reported higher incidences of campus sexual violence compared to Asian students, who reported lower incidents of sexual violence on campus (Coulter et al., 2017). To address campus sexual assault, campuses have worked to increase students' understanding of sexual consent (Aosved & Long, 2006), bystander interventions (Banyard et al., 2007), understandings of campus policies on sexual violence (Toews et al., 2020), and readiness to help prevent campus sexual violence (Banyard et al., 2014). However, it is not yet known whether ethnicity, sexual minority identities, and history of sexual violence may influence student engagement in these known methods of preventing campus sexual violence. The current study aimed to determine whether perceptions of sexual harassment on campus, personal experiences of sexual assault, and rape myth acceptance influence students' bystander intervention, understandings of campus sexual violence policy, and readiness to help among sexual and ethnic minority students. Secondary data analysis was conducted from San Diego State University survey of campus climate on sexual violence. The findings of this study showed significant differences in the extent of personal experiences of sexual violence (Latinx and Asian students reporting fewer incidents of sexual assault than White students) and its association with lower awareness of the problem of campus sexual violence, feelings of responsibility to prevent campus sexual violence, and bystander interventions. This study highlighted significant differences in the extent of personal experiences of campus sexual violence and association with engagement in campus sexual violence especially among ethnic and sexual minority students. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Violence, Victims of Crime, Minority Group Students, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Experience, Prevention, Rape, Misconceptions, Audiences, Helping Relationship, School Policy, Knowledge Level, Hispanic American Students, Asian American Students, White Students, Student Responsibility
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Language: English
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