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- Title
Institutional Response and Impact of Reporting Sexual Violence: An Examination of Sexual and Gender Minority College Students.
- Authors
Grocott, Lauren R.; Leach, Nykia R.; Brick, Leslie A.; Meza-Lopez, Richard; Orchowski, Lindsay M.
- Abstract
Although college students who are sexual and gender minorities (SGM) experience higher rates of sexual victimization than their peers who identify as heterosexual and cisgender, there is a paucity in the literature investigating how college campuses can address the needs of SGM college students in violence prevention and response. The present research examines a subset of data from the Healthy Minds Survey (HMS), a national web-based survey administered across two universities from 2016 to 2017. We examined the role of SGM status in the rates of sexual violence, perceptions of their college/university's institutional response to reports of sexual violence (e.g., taking a report seriously and taking corrective action), and the perceived impact of reporting sexual violence (e.g., students would support the person making a report). Logistic regression analyses revealed higher rates of sexual victimization among sexual minority students (compared to heterosexual), women (compared to men), and transgender and gender diverse (TGD) students (compared to cisgender). In addition, sexual minority (compared to heterosexual), women (compared to men), and TGD (compared to cisgender) students were more likely to perceive their institution would have a poor response to reports of sexual violence. Women and sexual minority students were also likely to believe that students who report sexual violence would suffer academically. These findings highlight the need for continued efforts to enhance sexual assault prevention and response efforts on college campuses, especially for SGM students.
- Subjects
SEX crime prevention; UNIVERSITY &; college administration; PUBLIC health laws; STATISTICS; PSYCHOLOGY of college students; MENTAL health; CRIME victims; SEX distribution; SEXUAL minorities; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; NEEDS assessment; STUDENT attitudes; LOGISTIC regression analysis; DATA analysis software; DATA analysis; MINORITY students
- Publication
Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2022, Vol 37, Issue 21/22, pNP20653
- ISSN
0886-2605
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/08862605211055078