Authors: Banyard, Victoria L.; Ward, S.; Cohn, E.S.; Plante, E.G.; Moorhead, C.; Walsh, W.

Source: Violence and Victims, Volume 22, Number 1, 2007 , pp. 52-70(19)

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

Abstract:

While sexual victimization continues to be a problem on college campuses, recent attention has been drawn to understanding gender differences in victimization rates and consequences. To date, these studies remain relatively few in number. The current study surveyed 651 male and female undergraduate students about unwanted sexual experiences during 1 academic year. Comparison of men and women revealed expected differences in incidence rates, with women reporting higher rates of unwanted contact. Within the subsample of reported victims, however, there was gender similarity in terms of the context of unwanted sexual experiences. Analyses also revealed the negative consequences of these experiences for both men and women and low rates of disclosure regardless of gender. Across the full sample of students surveyed, there were interesting gender differences in knowledge of campus support services, with women more likely to have attended a prevention program and to have indicated greater knowledge of rape crisis services.

Keywords: UNWANTED SEXUAL CONTACT; CAMPUS; GENDER; COLLEGE STUDENTS

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/088667007780482865

Publication date: 2007-02-01

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