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264886 Students' Perceptions of Their University's Organizational Response to Sexual Assault and ViolenceTuesday, October 30, 2012
: 11:10 AM - 11:30 AM
University campuses have instituted education programs about intimate partner violence and enforce student conduct rules through their student judicial systems. However, students and administrators expressed different opinions about the effectiveness of these efforts. Administrators believe the sanctions commonly issued in the college judicial system hold students accountable, but victims and advocates say the punishment rarely fits the crime (Lombardi, 2010). This presentation describes college men and women's perceptions of the organizational culture's response to reporting sexual assault and violence. An exploratory design to examine the health behaviors related to sexual assault in a sample of college students was used. The sample was gathered from three different colleges/universities (n=1980). Human subjects' approval on all three campuses was obtained. Data was collected via e-mail and by paper and pencil survey methods. SPSS 19 was used to analyze the data. Although all of the campuses offered educational programs on dating violence and sexual assault, only a minority of students attended the educational programming. Most of the students believed that the university campus and its administrators were tolerant of sexual assault on campus. There was a gender difference, in which more women than men students felt that the university was tolerant of sexual assault behaviors. These findings suggest that universities must make dating violence and sexual assault educational programs mandatory in order to get a majority of its students to attend such classes. In addition, campus administration must work with students to create a climate where sexual assault is not tolerated.
Learning Areas:
Implementation of health education strategies, interventions and programsPublic health or related nursing Learning Objectives: Keywords: Sexual Assault, College Students
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am qualified because I have over twenty years’ experience conducting intimate partner research and presenting this research at national and international conferences. I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.
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