ERIC Number: EJ1429225
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-0744-8481
EISSN: EISSN-1940-3208
Keyboard Coercion: Online and Face-to-Face Sexual Aggression in a College Sample
Journal of American College Health, v72 n5 p1480-1489 2024
Objective: This work sought to assess relationships between sexually aggressive behavior occurring through the use of technology and social media, perceived social norms of sexually aggressive behavior, and face-to-face sexual aggression and coercion. Participants: Participants were 663 undergraduate students (73.1% Female). Methods: Participants completed measures assessing perceived social norms of sexually aggressive strategies, personal sexual strategies used, alcohol use, cyberbullying, sexual victimization, personal wellbeing, and socially desirable responding. Results: Thirty percent of participants reported engaging in some form of sexually aggressive behavior offline; 15.6% endorsed engaging in sexual cyberbullying. However, 100% of participants endorsed the belief that their peers were engaging in some form of sexually aggressive behavior either online or offline. Conditional process modeling revealed a significant indirect effect of perceived social norms of sexually aggressive behavior on face-to-face sexual aggression via sexual cyberbullying (b = 0.0015, p < 0.001, 95% CI [0.0030, 0.0110]), indicating mediation. Conclusions: The present work highlights the importance of further research in the domain of sexual cyberbullying.
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Sexual Harassment, Aggression, Social Media, Undergraduate Students, Bullying, Drinking, Student Behavior, Antisocial Behavior
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: UCLA Loneliness Scale
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