Challenges to evaluating US military policy on sexual assault and sexual harassment

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 193-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura L. Miller ◽  
Coreen Farris ◽  
Kayla M. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Sexual Harassment ◽  
Military Policy ◽  
Us Military

scholarly journals From sexual harassment to sexual assault: Prevalence and correlates of sexual trauma in the French military

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (11) ◽  
pp. e0259182
Author(s):  
Caroline Moreau ◽  
Dina Bedretdinova ◽  
Sandrine Duron ◽  
Aline Bohet ◽  
Henri Panjo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Sexual Harassment ◽  
Sexual Coercion ◽  
Sexual Trauma ◽  
Individual Factors ◽  
Female Representation ◽  
Us Military ◽  
French Military ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Sex With Men

Background Sexual harassment (SH) is prevalent in military settings and dependent on the workplace environment. Few studies have investigated this issue in non-US military settings nor have examined how contextual and individual factors related to Military Sexual Trauma (MST) vary by gender. Methods This study draws on a national sexual survey in the French military including 1268 servicemen and 232 servicewomen. We examined four sexual stressors (repeated sexual comments, sexual coercion, repeated unwanted verbal sexual attention and sexual assault (SA)) and two combined measures of verbal SH (comments, unwanted attention) and MST (all forms). We conducted multivariate logistic regressions to identify contextual and individual factors related to these outcomes. Results 36.7% of women and 17.5% of men experienced MST in the last year and 12.6% and 3.5% reported SA. Factors associated with verbal SH differed from those related to SA. The odds of verbal SH were elevated among men who had sex with men (OR = 3.5) and among women officers (OR = 4.6) while the odds of SA were elevated among men less than 25 years (OR = 3.5) and women with less than a high school diploma (OR = 10.9). The odds of SH increased by 20% to 80% when men worked in units with higher female representation, higher prevalence of MST (sexual comments, or sexual assault, coercion, repeated unwanted attention) and lower acceptance of women in the miliatry. The odds of SA also increased by 70% among men working in units with higher female representation and higher prevalence of sexual oppression. The odds of SA against women were particular high (OR = 5.7) in units with a high prevalence of sexual assault, coercion, or repeated unwanted attention. Conclusion MST is common in the French military, with women experiencing more severe forms than men. Our resuls call for programmatic action to reduce workplace factors related to verbal SH and SA in the French military.

Introduction to the special issue on sexual harassment and sexual assault in the US military

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 175-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dave R. McCone ◽  
Cynthia J. Thomsen ◽  
Janice H. Laurence
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Sexual Harassment ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Us Military ◽  
The Us

Sexual assault and sexual harassment at the US military service academies

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 206-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith E. Rosenstein ◽  
Karin De Angelis ◽  
Dave R. McCone ◽  
Marjorie H. Carroll
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Sexual Harassment ◽  
Military Service ◽  
Us Military ◽  
The Us ◽  
Service Academies

Understanding and Addressing Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault in the US Military

2017 ◽  
pp. 357-373
Author(s):  
Cynthia J. Thomsen ◽  
Valerie A. Stander ◽  
Rachel E. Foster ◽  
Jessica A. Gallus
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Sexual Harassment ◽  
Us Military ◽  
The Us

scholarly journals Associations of Relationship Experiences, Dating Violence, Sexual Harassment, and Assault With Alcohol Use Among Sexual and Gender Minority Adolescents

2021 ◽  
pp. 088626052110014
Author(s):  
W. J. Kiekens ◽  
L. Baams ◽  
J. N. Fish ◽  
R. J. Watson
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Sexual Harassment ◽  
Dating Violence ◽  
Heavy Episodic Drinking ◽  
Gender Minority ◽  
Minority Adolescents ◽  
Relationship Experiences ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minority ◽  
And Gender

Sexual and gender minority (SGM) adolescents report higher rates of dating violence victimization compared with their heterosexual and cisgender peers. Research on dating violence often neglects diversity in sexual and gender identities and is limited to experiences in relationships. Further, given that dating violence and alcohol use are comorbid, research on experiences of dating violence could provide insights into alcohol use disparities among SGM adolescents. We aimed to map patterns of relationship experiences, sexual and physical dating violence, and sexual and physical assault and explored differences in these experiences among SGM adolescents. Further, we examined how these patterns explained alcohol use. We used a U.S. non-probability national web-based survey administered to 13–17-year-old SGM adolescents ( N = 12,534). Using latent class analyses, four patterns were identified: low relationship experience, dating violence and harassment and assault (72.0%), intermediate dating experiences, sexual harassment, and assault and low levels of dating violence (13.1%), high dating experiences, dating violence, and sexual assault (8.6%), and high dating experiences, dating violence, and sexual harassment and assault (6.3%). Compared to lesbian and gay adolescents, bisexual adolescents reported more experiences with dating, dating violence, and sexual assault, whereas heterosexual adolescents reported fewer experiences with dating, dating violence, and sexual harassment and assault. Compared to cisgender boys, cisgender girls, transgender boys, and non-binary/assigned male at birth adolescents were more likely to experience dating violence inside and outside of relationship contexts. Experiences of dating, dating violence, and sexual harassment and assault were associated with both drinking frequency and heavy episodic drinking. Together, the findings emphasize the relevance of relationship experiences when studying dating violence and how dating violence and sexual harassment and assault might explain disparities in alcohol use.

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