Abstract
Objective: This study examined whether the use of party-safety strategies weakens the association between frequency of party attendance and sexual victimization among first-year female college students. Participants: First-year female college students (n = 450) from three universities in the United States participated in this study. Methods: Participants completed questionnaires on frequency of party attendance, use of party-safety strategies, and sexual victimization. Results: Frequency of party attendance was positively associated with sexual victimization. This association was moderated by use of party-safety strategies: frequency of party attendance was unrelated to sexual victimization when students reported greater use of party-safety strategies. However, frequency of party attendance was positively related to sexual victimization when students reported lower use of party-safety strategies. Conclusions: Teaching and reinforcing party-safety strategies may be helpful additions to efforts to prevent sexual victimization on college campuses.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1788-1793 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of American College Health |
| Volume | 70 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 18 2022 |
Keywords
- College students
- party safety
- sexual assault
- sexual violence prevention
- victimization
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health