The Effects of Exposure to Negative Social Reactions and Participant Gender on Attitudes and Behavior Toward a Rape Victim

Research has shown that judgments of a rape victim could be influenced by exposure to negative social reactions: students indicated less willingness to provide sympathy and support to a hypothetical rape victim when they learned she had been blamed and stigmatized. The current study, which utilized a sample of 100 college students, replicated and extended these results and showed that men were affected by others’ negative social reactions in their hypothetical judgments and in their behavioral responses to a rape victim (sitting farther away). This study demonstrates the potentially far-reaching detrimental influence of negative social reactions.

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Predictors of Disclosure Recipients’ Social Reactions to Victims’ Disclosures of Dating and Sexual Violence: A Longitudinal Study of College Students

Journal of Interpersonal Violence ◽

10.1177/0886260520938511 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 088626052093851

Author(s):

Katie M. Edwards ◽

Sarah E. Ullman ◽

Emily A. Waterman ◽

Christina M. Dardis

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Sexual Violence ◽

Victim Blame ◽

Post Traumatic Stress ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Psychological Variables ◽

Social Reactions ◽

Post Traumatic ◽

And Behavior ◽

Negative Social Reactions

Dating violence (DV) and sexual violence (SV) are pernicious issues among college students that lead to deleterious outcomes, which are more likely when victims receive more negative social reactions (e.g., blaming the victim) and fewer positive social reactions to disclosure (e.g., providing emotional support). Most research studies have examined victims’ reports of social reactions to their assault disclosures, with only a few cross-sectional studies of predictors of disclosure recipients’ provision of positive and negative social reactions to victims. The purpose of the current study was to address these gaps in the literature. Participants were 481 college students (76.4% women, 89.2% White/Non-Hispanic) who reported being a disclosure recipient during the past six months (measured at Time 2 to cross-sectionally and longitudinally predict their social reactions to victims’ disclosures). Results suggested that both victim and disclosure recipient characteristics (e.g., gender, race), disclosure recipient perceptions of victims (e.g., empathy for victim, blame of victim, victims’ coping) and both disclosure recipient and victim behavior at the time of disclosure (e.g., drinking, distress) were related to disclosure recipient social reactions. These findings underscore the need for programs for potential informal disclosure recipients that target psychological variables (e.g., post-traumatic stress disorder) and behavior at the time of disclosure, as well as their perceptions of victims more generally, in addition to improving their knowledge and ability to respond with positive social reactions and avoid negative social reactions.

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“Study Natural” without Drugs: An Exploratory Study of Theory-Guided and Tailored Health Campaign Interventions to Prevent Nonmedical Use of Prescription Stimulants in College Students

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17124421 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (12) ◽

pp. 4421

Author(s):

Zhaohui Su ◽

Michael Mackert ◽

Xiaoshan Li ◽

Jiyoon (Karen) Han ◽

Brittani Crook ◽

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Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Online Survey ◽

Research Field ◽

Health Campaign ◽

Prescription Stimulants ◽

Effective Strategies ◽

Nonmedical Use ◽

Students Attitudes ◽

And Behavior ◽

Attitudes And Behavior

Nonmedical use of prescription stimulants (NMUPS) among college students continues to rise. While some anti-NMUPS campaigns are available, little is known about the campaign development process and how well college students evaluate these messages. To bridge this gap, we developed theory-guided anti-NMUPS campaign interventions that are tailored to college students’ characteristics and evaluated students’ response towards them. A total of 445 college students (74.4% female; Meanage of 20; 18 to 35 years old) reviewed the campaign interventions and offered their evaluation via an online survey. Findings indicate that students responded to the campaigns positively. Results also indicate that female students are more likely to perceive the campaigns as effective than their male counterparts. Overall, the findings of this study suggest that theory-guided and tailored anti-NMUPS campaigns have great potential in changing students’ attitudes and behavior towards NMUPS. While this study fills critical gaps in the literature, considering the progress needed to strengthen the research field, more research is needed to further identify effective strategies that could prevent college students’ participation in NMUPS activities.

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Trends in Sexual Attitudes and Behavior Among Selected College Students

Journal of Sex Education and Therapy ◽

10.1080/01614576.1979.11074652 ◽

1979 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 78-83 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Peter A. Howat ◽

Thomas W. O'Rourke ◽

Laurna G. Rubinson

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Sexual Attitudes ◽

And Behavior ◽

Attitudes And Behavior

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Personal Sexual Attitudes and Behavior in Blacks and Whites

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.1970.27.3.753 ◽

1970 ◽

Vol 27 (3) ◽

pp. 753-754 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Patricia B. Sutker ◽

Rickie S. Gilliard

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Black Males ◽

Sexual Attitudes ◽

Sexual Attitude ◽

Black Females ◽

White Males ◽

Blacks And Whites ◽

And Behavior ◽

Attitudes And Behavior ◽

White College

A Sexual Attitude Survey was administered to 79 black and 118 white college students. Reported sexual attitudes and behavior among black males were significantly more liberal than those of black females, white females, and white males.

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