Increasing knowledge and campus trust in reporting sexual and interpersonal violence: The role of the Title IX coordinator.

Shah, Roma; Storch, Joseph

Objective: The present study explores the influence of Title IX awareness on systematic barriers to reporting sexual and interpersonal violence among college students. Participants: The study surveyed undergraduate and graduate students from a public Northeastern institution (n = 10,615). The study also used a sub-sample of those that did not report their experience of violence (n = 6,319). Methods: The relationship between Title IX awareness and non-reporting was examined using the total sample (n = 10,615) and the relationship between Title IX awareness and systematic barriers was examined using the sub-sample of non-reporting participants (n = 6,319). Analysis was conducted using chi-square tests and logistic regression modeling. Results: Students who could identify their Title IX Coordinator were more likely to report their experience of sexual and interpersonal violence and less likely to identify the systematic barriers. Conclusions: The Title IX Coordinator may play a crucial role in increasing reporting knowledge and improving the campus climate.

SEXUAL orientation; SEX crimes; VIOLENCE; HEALTH occupations students; LOGISTIC regression analysis; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; STUDENT cheating; CHI-squared test; SURVEYS; SEXUAL harassment; PSYCHOLOGY of college students; SELF-consciousness (Awareness); INTERPERSONAL relations; DATA analysis software; CONFIDENCE intervals

Journal of American College Health, 2025, Vol 73, Issue 1, p84

0744-8481

Academic Journal

10.1080/07448481.2022.2155054