@article{ref1,
title="College women's perceptions regarding resistance to sexual assault",
journal="Journal of American college health",
year="1997",
author="Easton, A. N. and Summers, J. and Tribble, J. and Wallace, P. B. and Lock, R. S.",
volume="46",
number="3",
pages="127-131",
abstract="College women's perceptions about resistance to sexual assault were examined. Twenty-one percent of the 334 women surveyed stated that they had been sexually assaulted. The vast majority of participants had changed their lifestyles to prevent a sexual assault. Less than 1 woman in 5 of those surveyed had taken a self-defense class. Participants believed that resisting sexual assault by a stranger with a weapon was more likely than resisting an unarmed attacker to increase their chances of being physically harmed, raped, or murdered. Twenty-two percent of the participants said they were &quot;very likely&quot; to resist sexual assault by a stranger with a weapon; 52% would resist a stranger without a weapon. The findings indicate the need for an increase in the number of women taking self-defense classes and a revision in women's perceptions about resisting sexual assault.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0744-8481",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}