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Showing 1 to 20 of 288 for “"sexual violence"”.
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A study of sexual violence in the digital age: Working with technology-facilitated sexual violence against women within sexual violence support services
… is growing on the use of technologies to sexually exploit, harass and abuse individuals, with the majority of studies focusing on the experiences of young people. Less is known about the experiences of adult women and the subsequent impact of these events. Addressing this gap in the …
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Survivors of sexual violence confronting their perpetrators
It can be disturbing for survivors of sexual violence to confront their perpetrator about the violence. It may bring back painful memories but some survivors choose to do it. On the other hand, it is important to know what kind of reactions survivors should be expecting from the perpetrators, both …
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Improving Sexual Violence Reporting in Higher Education Institutions
… Improvement Plan (OIP) addresses the lack of sexual violence (SV) reporting at an undergraduate university (Coastal U; a pseudonym) where values of equity, diversity, and inclusion are espoused. Nonetheless, students from diverse cultures at Coastal U report a lack of visibility, unclear …
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PERCEPTIONS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE BY INTERFRATERITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
… methods study, which explores the perceptions of sexual violence on campus among Interfraternity Council (IFC) members. Through a survey of 271 individuals and thematic coding of focus group responses from 10 individuals, participants demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of sexual violence, …
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Vulnerability and the feminist politics of sexual violence
… vulnerability enable feminists to engage with sexual violence? Whilst there has been a ‘return to vulnerability’ (Murphy 2012: 70) in the recent feminist literature, sexual violence is notably absent. These contributions to the field emphasise the shared character of vulnerability, focusing on …
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Investigating sexual violence through a social identity lens
… that the mental health consequences of sexual violence are in part driven by social phenomena. That is, people's responses to sexual violence are driven in part by their social context, including pre-existing conceptualisations of what sexual violence is, and to whom it occurs. My PhD …
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Investigating sexual violence through a social identity lens
… that the mental health consequences of sexual violence are in part driven by social phenomena. That is, people's responses to sexual violence are driven in part by their social context, including pre-existing conceptualisations of what sexual violence is, and to whom it occurs. My PhD …
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AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALE COLLEGE STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE
The dialogue around violence against women has gone from a private matter to a national audience, primarily due to the sexual violence on college campuses and a recognition that it is part of a comprehensive system of power that affects all women. Researchers have shown that sexual violence is a …
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Meaning of forgiveness: analysing political and sexual violence cases
… of forgiveness in instances of political and sexual violence in contemporary South Africa. Truth Reconciliation Commission (TRC) proceedings about the well known St James church massacre, Brian Mitchell, and Thapelo Mbelo case guide my understanding of the role of forgiveness in instances of …
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Peer influences on sexual violence perpetration among early adolescents
… social network analysis were used to investigate sexual violence perpetration among middle school youth. Specifically, peer group contextual and socialization effects, and the influence of traditional masculinity ideology and dismissive attitudes toward sexual violence on perpetration of sexual …
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Healing Together: Supporting Survivors of Sexual Violence and Their Families
Sexual assault is a pervasive traumatic experience in Canada which can have long-lasting consequences on the quality of life of victims. Literature has shown that the impacts of sexual assault can result in secondary traumatization for a survivor’s loved ones. Existing interventions for supporting …
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Evaluating a Brief Sexual Violence Therapy Group for Incarcerated Women
<p>Incarcerated women report higher rates of sexual victimization and mental illness than the average woman and incarcerated men. Researchers have argued that sexual victimization is a pathway to prison for women, and that there is a lack of trauma-focused treatments in prisons. Some researchers …
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Family characteristics as predictors for sexual violence among adolescents in Iceland
Sexual violence is any kind of sexual act by any person regardless of their relation to the victim. Previous studies have shown that the most common risk factors for child sexual abuse are in the child’s immediate surroundings. These include weak parenting and struggles in the parent-child …
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WOMEN’S AWARENESS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN EMERGING ADULTHOOD: A QUALITATIVE INQUIRY
… investigation into women’s awareness of sexual violence during emerging adulthood. Sexual violence refers to any sexual act that is experienced as a threat or violation and takes away an individual’s ability to control intimate contact (Adams, 2005). Current estimates suggest that one in …
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Exercise among women survivors of sexual violence: behaviors, perceptions, and preferences
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2024-05-01
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A Narrative Inquiry of Teacher Candidate Experiences of Sexual Violence Prevention Education
Sexual violence scholars and practitioners in postsecondary and community contexts have long called for K-12 education to join them to take on the challenge of sexual violence prevention, citing school as simultaneously an important factor in addressing sexual violence and a place where it occurs. …
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How Rubies are Formed: The Overlap Between Sexual Violence Trauma and Autoimmunity
This thesis explores the relationship between sexual violence trauma and autoimmune disease in tandem with my probing of my relationship to my mother from childhood to adulthood. This work creatively extends upon the knowledge that approximately four-fifths of those afflicted by autoimmune diseases …
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Transcending conflict : exploring sexual violence support for women seeking asylum in Merseyside
Rape and sexual violence have long been acknowledged in feminist literature as a silenced social problem which requires long term strategies for prevention, prosecution and support. Social sciences more generally, however, have had a more ambivalent relationship with the theoretical and conceptual …
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Examining adverse childhood experiences & attachment style as predictors of sexual violence
… (ACEs) and attachment style as predictors of sexual violence across convicted and community samples. Study 1 investigated whether child abuse, abuse characteristics, and attachment style predicted sexual recidivism among 772 men convicted of sexual offences over an average follow-up of 15.8 …
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