Measuring Sexual Violence on Campus: Climate Surveys and Vulnerable Groups

Heer, Brooke de; Jones, Lynn

doi:10.1080/15388220.2017.1284444

Cited by 96 publications

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“…However, the majority of research, student outreach and service provision remains focused on undergraduate students, leaving graduate students' experiences of SVSH unheard and undocumented (Hirsch & Khan, 2020;McMahon et al, 2018). Racial, economic and gender disparities are increasingly visible at the graduate level (Creighton, 2007;Hoffman et al, 2018;Hyun et al, 2006;Johnson-Bailey, 2004;Wohlgemuth et al, 2007), and in addition to being at higher risk of experiencing SVSH (Bonistall Postel, 2017;Bonomi et al, 2018;Coulter & Rankin, 2020;Coulter et al, 2017;de Heer & Jones, 2017;Griner, 2017;Martin et al, 2011), graduate students who face overlapping disparities due to institutional racism, classism, sexism, ableism and heterosexism may encounter significant barriers to identifying support and resources related to experiences of SVSH. Recent studies that have included graduate students found that 5.2% experienced sexual assault since attending their university (McMahon et al, 2018), 38% of women and 23% of men experienced sexual harassment from a faculty or staff member (Rosenthal et al, 2016), 57% of women and 38% of men experienced sexual harassment from another student (Rosenthal et al, 2016) and 13% had a peer disclose that they had experienced SVSH (McMahon et al, 2018).…”

Section: A Critique Of Current University-based Svsh Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Employees, Advisees, and Emerging Scholars: A Qualitative Analysis of Graduate Students' Roles and Experiences of Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment on College Campuses

Bloom

Sorin

Wagman

et al. 2021

Sexuality & Culture

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Sexual violence and sexual harassment (SVSH) are pervasive across university campuses. SVSH research rarely focuses on graduate students, who occupy unique positions within university settings due to their multiple responsibilities (e.g., teaching, research, mentoring), including managing unequal power dynamics with mentors and advisors. As part of a larger qualitative study, we sought to better understand SVSH generally and, when applicable, experiences of SVSH among graduate students on three campuses. Our primary research questions were: (a) How graduate students understand SVSH on their campus and whether they are at risk, (b) How graduate students navigate power dynamics that position them to experience SVSH, and (c) What graduate student-centered solutions and improvements can make campuses safer, more equitable spaces for all students. To answer these questions, we conducted 21 in-depth interviews and 8 focus group discussions with a diverse group of graduate students across various graduate programs. Using grounded theory and implementing student-centered approaches to data collection and analysis, we identified multiple themes, including graduate students’ uncertainty regarding SVSH on campus; and how power relations with faculty, combined with distrust of university processes, keep many graduate students silent about SVSH. Finally, employing graduate students’ suggestions, we offer recommendations for how universities can improve campus climate and SVSH resources for graduate students.

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Section: A Critique Of Current University-based Svsh Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Employees, Advisees, and Emerging Scholars: A Qualitative Analysis of Graduate Students' Roles and Experiences of Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment on College Campuses

Bloom

Sorin

Wagman

et al. 2021

Sexuality & Culture

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“…Although the sample was representative in terms of gender, students of color were significantly underrepresented. Recent CC research finds that surveys focusing on the general student population tend to undercount individuals who are at greatest risk, and researchers have called for oversampling minority groups (De Heer & Jones, 2017). Additionally, the data used in this study are cross-sectional and there is a lack of temporal order between variables; therefore, the current study cannot speak to causality.…”

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The Sexual Victimization of College Students: A Test of Routine Activity Theory

Hayes

O’Neal

Hernandez

2020

Crime & Delinquency

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This study examines the applicability of theoretically-relevant routine activity variables to understand the risk of sexual victimization among college students. Analyses assess if routine activity-related variables have similar explanatory power for rape and sexual assault. Indicators of “proximity to motivated offenders” and “exposure to crime” were associated with rape. Indicators related to “proximity to motivated offenders,” “exposure to crime,” and “target attractiveness” were associated with sexual assault. Indicators capturing “guardianship” were not associated with either rape or sexual assault. Theoretical implications and directions for future research are discussed. Specifically, it is possible to theory-test using campus climate survey instruments.

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“…Existing climate surveys vary widely in how they implicitly or explicitly define sexual assault and the way in which they measure sexual assault and other forms of misconduct (e.g., number of items and use of “gatekeeper” items 1 ; Krause et al, 2018). They may underestimate sexual misconduct victimization, especially among LGBQ student populations (de Heer & Jones, 2017). Climate surveys may also include assessment of related potential mental and physical health outcomes of victimization experiences, reporting attitudes and behaviors, bystander intervention, and other prevention strategies and perpetration behaviors (Wood et al, 2016).…”

Section: Brief Overview Of Sexual Misconduct Climate Surveysmentioning

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Responding to Campus Climate Data: Developing an Action Plan to Reduce Campus Sexual Misconduct

2020

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Hundreds of U.S. institutions of higher education have conducted campus climate surveys recently to assess students’ experiences with sexual misconduct and perceptions of institutions’ related policies and procedures. Many of these surveys were implemented in response to the recommendation by the 2014 White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault. The several options for campus climate surveys, ranging from free measures campuses can implement themselves to full-service survey implementation packages, have streamlined and facilitated the climate data collection process. Unfortunately, there is little guidance on how institutions can use and respond to their climate data. This article presents a framework that institutions could use to develop an action plan based on findings from their campus climate survey, predicated on a process that begins before the survey is implemented and lasts long after data collection concludes. Each institution of higher education is different, and individual campus action plans can vary based on campus structure, dynamics, and climate survey findings.

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Measuring Sexual Violence on Campus: Climate Surveys and Vulnerable Groups

Cited by 96 publications

References 26 publications

Employees, Advisees, and Emerging Scholars: A Qualitative Analysis of Graduate Students' Roles and Experiences of Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment on College Campuses

Employees, Advisees, and Emerging Scholars: A Qualitative Analysis of Graduate Students' Roles and Experiences of Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment on College Campuses

The Sexual Victimization of College Students: A Test of Routine Activity Theory

Responding to Campus Climate Data: Developing an Action Plan to Reduce Campus Sexual Misconduct

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