Citation

Mennicke A, Bowling J, Gromer J, Ryan C. Violence Against Women 2019; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801219889173

PMID

31787036

Abstract

Sexual assault on college campuses occurs at high rates, but disclosure to formal on-campus resources remains low. This study used a mixed methodological survey to explore demographic and social characteristics of students who formally reported their assaults and those who did not and examined barriers to formal disclosure. Responses revealed that students who disclosed to formal on-campus resources suffered frequent polyvictimization, had high rates of physical and emotional consequences, and were mostly White women involved in campus organizations. Barriers to formal resource utilization were identified at the individual, interpersonal, organizational, and community levels.

Language: en

Keywords

college; disclosure; help-seeking; sexual assault