Citation

Potter S, Howard R, Murphy S, Moynihan MM. J. Am. Coll. Health 2018; 66(6): 496-507.

Affiliation

Prevention Innovations Research Center , University of New Hampshire , 73 Main Street, Durham , NH 03824.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/07448481.2018.1440574

PMID

29447618

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To examine the well-documented mental and physical health problems suffered by undergraduate women sexually assaulted while on campus with an exploration of how the trauma impacts a survivor's lifetime education trajectory and career attainment. PARTICIPANTS: In November and December 2015, researchers recruited US participants using an on-line crowdsourcing tool and a Listserv for sexual violence prevention and response professionals.

METHODS: Of 316 women who completed initial screening, 89 qualified to complete a Qualtrics survey. Eighty-one participants completed the on-line survey, and 32 participated in phone interviews.

RESULTS: Ninety-one percent of the participants reported health problems related to the assault that they attributed to difficulties they faced in their attainment of their education and career goals.

CONCLUSIONS: The findings suggest the importance of simultaneously examining the effects of human capital losses and mental and physical health problems attributed to the costly public health problem of campus sexual assault.

Language: en

Keywords

campus sexual assault; educational attainment; mental health; physical health, human capital loss