Citation

Bogen KW, Leach NR, Lopez RJM, Orchowski LM. J. Sex. Aggress. 2019; 25(1): 31-48.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/13552600.2018.1509576

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

How support providers respond to disclosure of sexual victimisation influences recovery. Scripts may be useful in preparing support providers to respond appropriately to disclosure of sexual violence, however little is known regarding how institutions of higher education inform community members on appropriate responses to sexual assault disclosure. The current review analysed the websites of 60 members of the Association of American Universities (AAU) to examine how online resources educated students, faculty, family members and residential advisors on appropriately responding to disclosure of sexual violence. University websites often included information on positive and negative social reactions to disclosure. Websites infrequently included scripts of what to say/not to say to a survivor or provided information on vicarious traumatisation. As information on how to support a survivor was not consistently located on a single webpage, work is needed to consolidate information to insure that information on how to support survivors is easily accessed.

Language: en

Keywords

campus; resources; sexual assault; Social support