An Evaluation of an Acquaintance Rape Prevention Program

Gidycz, Christine A.; Layman, Melissa J.; Rich, Cindy L.; Crothers, Marie K.; Gylys, Julius A.; Matorin, Abigail I.; Jacobs, Cecilia Dine

doi:10.1177/088626001016011002

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“…Consistent with previous research (e.g., Breitenbecher & Gidycz, 1998; Breitenbecher & Scarce, 1999; Gidycz et al, 2001), the program in the current study was not effective at reducing overall rates of sexual assault, though it may have had some affect on rape risk. Similar to the findings by Gidycz and colleagues, in this study, women in the control group were more likely to experience a rape‐related victimization compared with those who received the program (9.5% vs. 0%).…”

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confidence: 85%

The development of a brief acceptance and mindfulness‐based program aimed at reducing sexual revictimization among college women with a history of childhood sexual abuse

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Women with a history of childhood sexual assault (CSA) are more likely to be revictimized; however, most existing programs aimed at reducing sexual victimization do not expressly address the issue of revictimization. The present study examined the efficacy of a brief mindfulness-based program in reducing rates of sexual assault and revictimization in college women over the course of an academic semester. Although the results were not statistically significant, a large-magnitude effect was noted, whereby women with a history of CSA who participated in the program were less likely to be sexually assaulted and raped at 2-month follow-up.

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confidence: 85%

The development of a brief acceptance and mindfulness‐based program aimed at reducing sexual revictimization among college women with a history of childhood sexual abuse

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“…The provision of corrective information may help victims to accurately label their own experiences and seek out support from others who are likely to be supportive of them, including formal rape reporting, medical care and emotional support (e.g., Paul & Sasson, 2013). Efforts of this nature are currently used in some rape-related programming (e.g., Foubert, 2000;Gidycz et al, 2001), and findings like those in the current study help to bolster the need for such work on a broader scale.…”

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confidence: 74%

Labeling Acts of Sexual Violence: What Roles do Assault Characteristics, Attitudes, and Life Experiences Play?

Sasson

Paul

2014

Behav. Soc. Iss.

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The label assigned to a given act of sexual violence (e.g., rape, sexual assault) can have a notable impact on perceptions of the incident and the role of the individuals involved. Research has identified personal rape scripts and assault characteristics as factors that influence the labeling of sexual violence. This study advances the field by providing information about the influence of participant-related variables (e.g., life experiences, personal attitudes) on the labeling of a sexual violence vignette. Results from this online study of 379 participants revealed that victim empathy, perpetrator empathy, rape myth acceptance (RMA) and receipt of a rape disclosure were associated with correctly labeling a sexual violence vignette as a rape; RMA remained a significant predictor of labeling after all variables were entered into the regression simultaneously. Assault characteristics, victimization history, acknowledgement of victimization and gender were not associated with the label assigned to the vignette in the regression, although inspection of qualitative reasons given for labeling the vignette revealed that some of these factors may influence label choice. Importantly, participants who labeled the event as a rape were less likely to assign responsibility for the assault to the victim. Implications of correctly identifying and labeling experiences of sexual violence, both for victims and for support providers, are discussed.

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“…In fact, several studies suggest that the further a person progresses in their educational career the less likely they are to accept rape myths (Blumburg & Lester, 1991 -Kurpius, 1999 ). While the general curriculum may reduce the acceptance of rape myths, the participation in classes that specifically target sexism may achieve even larger outcomes (Fonow, Richardson, & Wemmers, 1992;Gidycz et al, 2001;Gray et al, 1993;Hinck & Thomas, 1999).…”

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Rape Myths Among Appalachian College Students

Haywood

Swank²

2008

Violence Vict

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Rape myths regularly admonish victims for supposedly provoking the violence done against them. While rape attitudes have been studied in national and urban samples, the support of rape myths in rural populations is seldom investigated. Furthermore, the few empirical studies on sexual coercion in Appalachia are mostly descriptive and rarely compare the sentiments of Appalachians and non-Appalachians. To address this gap, this study surveyed 512 college students at a public university in Eastern Kentucky. In testing an Appalachian distinctiveness question, this study revealed that Appalachian students were less likely to criticize rape victims. Students were also less inclined to condemn rape victims when they were victims themselves, came from egalitarian families, stayed in college longer, rejected modem sexism, and felt little animosity toward women.

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An Evaluation of an Acquaintance Rape Prevention Program

Cited by 85 publications

References 30 publications

The development of a brief acceptance and mindfulness‐based program aimed at reducing sexual revictimization among college women with a history of childhood sexual abuse

The development of a brief acceptance and mindfulness‐based program aimed at reducing sexual revictimization among college women with a history of childhood sexual abuse

Labeling Acts of Sexual Violence: What Roles do Assault Characteristics, Attitudes, and Life Experiences Play?

Rape Myths Among Appalachian College Students

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