TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - An examination of the disparity between self-identified versus legally-identified rape victimization: a pilot study
JO  - Journal of American college health
A1  - Marsil, Dorothy F.
A1  - McNamara, Corinne
SP  - 416
EP  - 420
VL  - 64
IS  - 5
N2  - OBJECTIVE: Researchers compared rape victimization based on self-identification to the current, federal legal definition in a pilot study of college students. <br><br>METHODS: The sample was comprised of 1,648 (69.8% female; 30.2% male) college students who completed the SES-SFV online. <br><br>RESULTS: Based on the current, legal definition of rape, 9.4% (11.1% female; 5.2% male) of students had been raped since being enrolled, but only 2.9% of students self-identified as being raped. Moreover, 15.1% of students reported ever being raped, with females acknowledging higher rates (19.7%) than males (4.3%). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Rape continues to be a major issue for colleges and universities. A serious concern is the disparity between the number of those who met the behavioral criteria for rape victimization based on the current, legal definition, but who did not self-identify as a victim. Universities must address this disparity by using multiple measures to assess the prevalence of sexual violence on campus.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0744-8481
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2015.1107838
ID  - ref1
ER  -