Almost all research on sexual
assault victimization among undergraduate university students pertains to
incidents that occur on domestic college and university campuses.
The purpose
of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of sexual assault
victimization and related factors among undergraduates in the context of
study-abroad programs. Two hundred eight female students (52% response rate)
from a small university in the northeastern United States who had recently studied
abroad responded to an online survey containing measures of sexual assault,
posttraumatic stress responses (PSR), and alcohol consumption.
Almost 19% of
the respondents indicated one or more types of sexual assault victimization.
Approximately 17% reported non-consensual sexual touching, 7% attempted rape,
4% rape, with 9% reporting attempted rape or rape.
As in domestic studies,
victimization in this sample was related positively to alcohol consumption and
PSR. Use of force was the most frequently reported perpetrator tactic.
In sum,
the high rates of sexual assault victimization reported by this sample during
study abroad replicate previous findings. This context requires further
attention from sexual assault researchers, especially given the increasing
numbers of university students engaging in study abroad, and from campus
support personnel who may be unaware of the likelihood of assault in this
context.
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- 1Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA, USA wflack@bucknell.edu.
- 2Middlebury College, VT, USA.
- 3Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA, USA.
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