Examining Sexual Assault Victimization and Loneliness as Risk Factors Associated With Nonlethal Self-Harm Behaviors in Female College Students: Is It Important to Control for Concomitant Suicidal Behaviors (and Vice Versa)?

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (21-22) ◽  
pp. 4443-4458 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward C. Chang ◽  
Jerin Lee ◽  
Kaitlin M. Wright ◽  
Alexandria S.-M. Najarian ◽  
Tina Yu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
College Students ◽  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
Suicidal Behaviors ◽  
Female College ◽  
Post Hoc Analysis ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Self Harm ◽  
Post Hoc

The present study examined sexual assault victimization and loneliness as predictors of self-harm behaviors in a sample of 224 female college students. Results from conducting regression analysis indicated that both sexual assault victimization and loneliness were unique and significant predictors of self-harm behaviors. This pattern remained even after controlling for concomitant suicidal behaviors. Interestingly, in a post hoc analysis predicting suicidal behaviors, it was found that loneliness, but not sexual assault victimization, was the only unique and significant predictor after controlling for self-harm behaviors. Some implications of the present findings for understanding self-harm behaviors in female college students and the importance of controlling for suicidal behaviors in studies of self-harm behaviors (and vice versa) are discussed.

scholarly journals Sexual Assault and Alcohol Use among College Students: A Critical Review of the Literature

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaili Calasso ◽  
Carly Thompson-Memmer ◽  
Aaron J Kruse-Diehr ◽  
Tavis Glassman
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Sexual Assault ◽  
The United States ◽  
General Information ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Public Higher Education ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Female College ◽  
Polysubstance Use

The purpose of this study was to assess the extant literature on the relationship between alcohol and sexual assault among college students. A literature search was conducted using the following databases: PubMed, Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), PsycINFO, JSTOR, and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL). Key search terms included sexual assault, alcohol, and college students. A total of 23 articles met inclusion criteria, the plurality (47.8%) of which were cross-sectional and featured convenience samples (43.5%). All studies were conducted at public higher education institutions in the United States. The most salient crosscutting themes included perceived low risk for sexual assault among female college students, higher likelihood of severe sexual assault among women who consumed more alcohol, and general information about polysubstance use and sexual assault risk. Methodological shortcomings included an overreliance on convenience sampling, lack of reporting of where samples were obtained, and single-site data collection. Given the large number of studies that found women who consume alcohol are more likely than their nondrinking counterparts to experience sexual assault, public health educators must continue to prioritize female college students who drink. However, interventions should target potential perpetrators rather than focusing solely on how victims can avoid risky situations. Future research should include diverse, random samples across multiple institutions topromote greater generalizability of findings.

Relation Between Sexual Assault and Negative Affective Conditions in Female College Students

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (8) ◽  
pp. 1249-1266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward C. Chang ◽  
Zunaira Jilani ◽  
Tina Yu ◽  
Jiachen Lin ◽  
Mine Muyan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
Female College ◽  
Mediation Analyses ◽  
Potential Mediator ◽  
Dispositional Hope

The present study examined dispositional hope as a potential mediator of the association between sexual assault and negative affective conditions, namely, depressive and anxious symptoms in a sample of 223 female college students. Results from conducting bootstrapped mediation analyses indicated that hope agency, but not hope pathways, mediated the link between sexual assault victimization and negative affective conditions in females. Importantly, the associations of sexual assault with both depressive and anxious symptoms remained highly significant independent of hope. Some implications of the present findings are discussed.

scholarly journals Effect of Gender and Faculty on Emotional Maturity of College Students

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gunde Rajendra. V. ◽  
Parit A. S.
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
T Test ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
Group Differences ◽  
First Year ◽  
Emotional Maturity ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Female College ◽  
Post Hoc ◽  
One Way Anova

The present study has been undertaken to know the effect of gender and faculty on emotional maturity of the college students. The sample consisted of 180 college students (60 from Arts, 60 from commerce and 60 from science faculty). Half of the subjects were male and half of them were female studding in first year degree course. The Ss were selected from the colleges situated in Gadhinglaj Tehsil form Kolhapur district. The data was analyzed by using t- test and one way ANOVA. Schefe’s post hoc test is used to find out the significance for inter group differences. The results reveal that the male and female college students differ in their emotional maturity. The faculty of college students also affect significantly on their emotional maturity.

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