Citation

Hines DA, Armstrong JL, Reed KP, Cameron AY. Violence Vict. 2012; 27(6): 922-940.

Affiliation

Clark University, Department of Psychology, Worcester, MA 01610, USA. dhines@clarku.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Springer Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

23393954

Abstract

College students are at particular risk for sexual assault victimization, yet research tends to focus on women as victims and men as perpetrators. The purpose of this study was to investigate gender differences in the prevalence, context, and predictors of sexual assault victimization among college students. Results showed that women were significantly more likely to have been sexually assaulted in a 2-month time period, but the context of victimization varied little by gender. Victimization was predicted by sexual orientation, time spent socializing and partying, and severe dating violence victimization for men and by year in school, time spent on the Internet, drinking and using drugs, and being a stalking and dating violence victim for women. Results are discussed in the context of routine activities theory and implications for prevention and future research.

Language: en