An Examination of the Disparity between Self-Identified versus Legally Identified Rape Victimization: A Pilot Study

Autor/inn/en	Marsil, Dorothy F.; McNamara, Corinne
Titel	An Examination of the Disparity between Self-Identified versus Legally Identified Rape Victimization: A Pilot Study
Quelle	In: Journal of American College Health, 64 (2016) 5, S.416-420 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0744-8481
DOI	10.1080/07448481.2015.1107838
Schlagwörter	Rape; Pilot Projects; Comparative Analysis; Victims of Crime; College Students; Higher Education; Researchers; Identification (Psychology); Self Concept; Sexual Abuse; Surveys; Online Surveys; Classification; Violence; Campuses; Females; Colleges; Universities; Questionnaires; Public Colleges; Regression (Statistics); Prediction; Sexual Experiences Survey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sexueller Missbrauch; Sexuelle Gewalt; Vergewaltigung; Pilot project; Modellversuch; Pilotprojekt; Victim; Victims; Crime; Opfer; Verbrechen; Collegestudent; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Researcher; Forscher; Selbstkonzept; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Gewalt; Weibliches Geschlecht; College; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; University; Universität; Fragebogen; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Vorhersage
Abstract	Objective: Researchers compared rape victimization based on self-identification to the current federal legal definition in a pilot study of college students. Methods: The sample was comprised of 1,648 (69.8% female; 30.2% male) college students who completed the Sexual Experiences Survey-Short Form Victimization (SES-SFV) online. 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%). 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. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01