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1Department of Sociology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA kim@ktresearch.net ktyler2@unl.edu.
Abstract:
Little is known about the prevalence rates for different sexual assault types, particularly among college men. This study compared the frequency and type of sexual assault for 783 college women and men and examined whether risk factors differed by sexual assault type. Twenty-eight percent of men and 45% of women experienced one or more types of sexual assault in the past year. Heavy drinking and greater posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms were significant correlates of incapacitated sexual assault for men, whereas Greek affiliation, heavy drinking, and greater PTSD symptoms were significant for women. For coercive sexual assault, greater PTSD symptoms were significant for men, while Greek affiliation, heavy drinking, and greater PTSD symptoms were significant for women. Both college women and men are at risk for different types of sexual assault.
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