The Incidence and Prevalence of Woman Abuse in Canadian University and College Dating Relationships

Violence against women students in the UK: time to take action

“…In the 1980s, such scholars constructed detailed and dedicated surveys for the measurement of sexual victimisation, combining legal terminology with behaviourally specific questions which encompassed a wide range of potentially victimising acts (see for example Oros 1982, Koss andGidycz 1985, Koss, 17 Although a number of postgraduate programmes in Women's Studies were still being offered, it is possible that these were not as effective at feeding activism due to the relatively short duration of a Master's degree (usually one year in the UK). Wisniewski 1987, DeKeseredy andKelly 1993). Many of these were piloted initially with convenience samples of university students (Fisher and Cullen 2000), thus establishing them as a high-risk group.…”

Sexual Harassment Victimization During Emerging Adulthood

“…Over the past two decades, understanding the nature and extent of the sexual victimization experiences of college students within the period of emerging adulthood has captured the interests of several researchers (DeKeseredy & Kelly, 1993;Fisher et al, 2000;Koss, Gidycz, & Wisniewski, 1987). Recognizing that college campuses are not immune to crime and that the true levels of sexual victimization are unknown, Koss and her colleagues (1987) initiated the first national effort to shed light on the nature and extent of sexual victimization of female college students.…”

Adolescent girls' experiences of unwanted intercourse and unintentional pregnancy: A retrospective study.

“…It has been widely utilized and adapted since its debut, proving a consistent and valid measure of the continuum of sexual experiences, from mutual consent through pressure, coercion, and force (see Broach & Petritic, 2006;Cecil & Matson, 2006;DeKeseredy & Kelly, 1993;DeKeseredy & Schwartz, 1998;Gidycz et al, 1993;Harned, 2002; Though groundbreaking, Koss and Oros (1982) were not the first to investigate unwanted sexual experiences (USEs) in this way. A prior two-stage study involved administering a survey to two convenience samples of undergraduate women (Kanin, 1957;Kilpatrick & Kanin, 1957).…”

“…The Canadian National Survey gathered information from over 3000 female and male post-secondary students across the country and found that, since leaving high school, 45% of women had experienced sexual abuse within a dating relationship (DeKeseredy & Kelly, 1993). They identify an exhaustive list of risk factors for dating abuse victimization and perpetration, including gender ideologies, use of pornography, dating status, and alcohol use.…”

“…While much of the feminist research and theorizing on heterosexual violence has interrogated the role of gender norms (DeKeseredy & Kelly, 1993;Hyde et al, 2008;Impett & Peplau, 2003;Impettet al, 2006;LaCasse & Mendelson, 2007;Maxwell et al, 2003;Miller et al, 2007;Mercer, 1988;Morgan & Zurbriggen, 2007), their relationship to adolescent girls' experiences of sexual victimization remains unclear. One study found that males who accepted rape myths were significantly more likely to perpetrate violence.…”