In this longitudinal study of college women, nine risk characteristics assessed prior to the
start of college were examined in the effort to identify predictors of sexual victimization in …

The authors of this study examined the prevalence of nonconsensual sexual experiences in
dating situations among a sample of 330 incoming female college students. Results …

Research has indicated that sexual assault on college campuses is pervasive (Koss, Gidycz,
& Wisniewski, 1987) and that a history of sexual victimization serves as a risk factor for future …

Objective: Women who experience sexual victimization, whether in childhood, adolescence,
or adulthood, are at elevated risk of sexual revictimization. The mechanism responsible for …

Objective: College women are at high risk for sexual assault, especially women with a
history of sexual victimization. The present study uses a longitudinal design to explore the …

The National College Women Sexual Victimization (NCVS) study attempted to build on and
surmount the limitations of existing research on the sexual victimization of college students …

College women frequently report having experienced sexual victimization (SV) in their
lifetime, including child sexual abuse and adolescent/adult sexual assault. Although the …

College students are at particular risk for sexual assault victimization, yet research tends to
focus on women as victims and men as perpetrators. The purpose of this study was to …

Although sexual victimization during adolescence increases risk for later revictimization,
mechanisms for increased risk among new college students have not been identified …

The study used a nationally representative sample of college women, assessed a range of
potential sexual victimizations, measured sexual victimization by using specifically worded …