Campus Based Sexual Assault and Dating Violence: A Review of Study Contexts and Participants
Abstract
Colleges are working to study and address sexual assault (SA) and dating violence (DV) on campus. This quantitative systematic review assessed 196 studies of SA and DV to evaluate if the literature fully reflects the demographics of American higher education. Results show disproportionate representation in the populations and settings in which research is occurring. No studies occurred at associates/2-year institutions, and participants are substantially younger and whiter than American college students overall. Education and prevention efforts that do not take into account the bias in these studies may exacerbate intersectional barriers for students.
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Most dating violence studies have used college samples or adolescents.
“whereas most studies of DV have focused on college samples or adolescents (Vagi et al., 2013; Voth Schrag, 2017).”
From Understanding the Role of Alcohol, Anxiety, and Trait Mindfulness in the Perpetration of Physical and Sexual Dating Violence in Emerging Adults. (2018) · cites this paper as Voth Schrag, 2017
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- Authors
- Voth Schrag, R. J.
- Affiliations
- Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
- Venue
- Affilia
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2016-07-27
- Volume
- 32
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 67-80
- ISSN
- 0886-1099 (ISSN-L)
- 1552-3020
- OpenAlex
- W2336776921
- Cited by
- 72
- References
- 35
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 12 · 2023: 11 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 12 · 2017: 1
- FWCI
- 12.13
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Affilia (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Social Sciences › Health › Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Social Sciences › Education › Violence, Education, and Gender Studies
- Keywords
- campus sexual assault, dating violence, university students, research representativeness, demographic bias, intersectionality, community colleges, sexual assault prevention, higher education
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