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Rape and Sexual Assault
Abbey, A. (2008, December). Alcohol and sexual violence perpetration. Harrisburg, PA: VAWnet, a project of the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence/Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Available online at: http://www.vawnet.org.
Abbey, A. (2011). Alcohol’s role in sexual violence perpetration: Theoretical explanations, existing evidence and future directions. Drug and Alcohol Review, 30(5), 481-489.
Ahrens, C. E., Rich, M. D., Ullman, J. B. (2011). Rehearsing for real life: The impact of InterACT Sexual Assault Prevention Program on self-reported likelihood of engaging in bystander interventions. Violence Against Women, online May 31, 2011.
Anderson, K. M., & Danis, F. S. (2007). Collegiate Sororities and Dating Violence: An Exploratory Study of Informal an Formal Helping Strategies. Violence Against Women, 13(1), 87-100.
Angelone, D. J., Mitchell, D., & Pilafova, A. (2007). Club drug use and intentionality in perceptions of rape victims. Sex Roles, 57(3/4), 283-292.
Baker, C. R., & Stith, S. M. (2008). Factors predicting dating violence perpetration among male and female college students. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 17(2), 227-244.
Banyard, V. L. (2011). Who will help prevent sexual violence: Creating an ecological model of bystander intervention. Psychology of Violence, online May 23, 2011.
Banyard, V. L., Moynihan, M. M. (2011). Variation in bystander behavior related to sexual and intimate partner violence: Correlates in a sample of college students. Psychology of Violence, 1(4), 287-301.
Banyard, V. L., Moynihan, M. M., & Plante, E. G. (2007). Sexual violence prevention through bystander education: An experimental evaluation. Journal of Community Psychology, 35(4), 463-481.
Banyard, V., Eckstein, R., & Moynihan, M. (2010). Sexual violence prevention: The role of stages of change. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 25(1), 111-135.
Banyard, V., Moynihan, M. (2011). Variation in bystander behavior related to sexual and intimate partner violence prevention: Correlates in a sample of college students. Psychology of Violence, Online April 11, 2011.
Brown, A., & Messman-Moore, T.L. (2010). Personal and perceived peer attitudes supporting sexual aggression as predictors of male college students’ willingness to intervene against sexual aggression. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 25(3), 503-517.
Burn, S. M. (2009). A situational model of sexual assault prevention through bystander intervention. Sex Roles, 60, 779-792.
California Coalition Against Sexual Assault (2009). 2009 Selected findings: Recent research on sexual violence. http://calcasa.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/CALCASA-2009-Selected-Find...
Cantalupo, N. C. (2010). How should colleges and universities respond to peer sexual violence on campus? What the current legal environment tells us. NASPA Journal About Women in Higher Education, 3(4), 2010; Georgetown Public Law Research Paper No. 10-54. Available online
Cass, A. I. (2007). Routine activities and sexual assault: An analysis of individual- and school-level factors. Violence & Victims, 22(3), 350-366.
Chapman, T. (2000). Drug-facilitated sexual assault: challenges to law enforcement. The Police Chief 67 (6): 38.
Clinton-Sherrod, M., Morgan-Lopez, A. A., Brown, J. M., McMillen, B. A., Cowell, A. (2011). Incapacitated sexual violence involving alcohol among college women: The impact of a brief drinking intervention. Violence Against Women, 17(1), 135-154.
Coker, A. L., Cook-Craig, P. G., Williams, C. M., Fisher, B. S., Clear, E. R., Garcia, L. S., Hegge, L. M. (2011). Evaluation of Green Dot: An active bystander intervention to reduce sexual violence on college campuses. Violence Against Women, online June 2, 2011.
Cook, S. L., Gidycz, C. A., Koss, M. P., Murphy, M. (2011). Emerging issues in the measurement of rape victimization. Violence Against Women, 17(2), 201-218.
Crawford, E., Wright, M. O. D., & Birchmeier, Z. (2008). Drug-facilitated sexual assault: College women's risk perception and behavioral choices. Journal of American College Health, 57(3), 261-272.
DeWall, C. N., Anderson, C. A., Bushman, B. J. (2011). The general aggression model: Theoretical extensions to violence. Psychology of Violence, 1(13), 245-258.
Eadie, E. M., Runtz, M. G., & Spencer-Rodgers, J. (2008). Posttraumatic stress symptoms as a mediator between sexual assault and adverse health outcomes in undergraduate women. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 21(6), 540-547.
Elliott, S. M. (2008). Drug-facilitated sexual assault: Educating women about the risks. Nursing for Women's Health, 12(1), 30-37.
Exner, D., and Cummings, N. (2011). Implications for sexual assault prevention: College students as prosocial bystanders. Journal of American College Health, 59(7), 655-657.
Fisher, B. S. (2009). The effects of survey question wording on rape estimates: Evidence from a quasi-experimental design. Violence Against Women, 15(2), 133-147.
Fitzgerald, N., and Riley K,.J. (2000). Drug-facilitated rape: looking for the missing pieces. National Institute of Justice Journal 243: 8-15
Flack, W. F., Caron, M. L., Leinen, S. J., Breitenbach, K. G., Barber, A. M., Brown, E. N., Gilbert, C. T., Harchak, T. F., Hendricks, M. M., Rector, C. E., Schatten, H. T., & Stein, H. C. (2009). “The Red Zone”: Temporal risk for unwanted sex among college students. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 23(9), 1177-1196.
Flack, W. F., Jr., Daubman, K. A., Caron, M. L., Asadorian, J. A., D'Aureli, N. R., Gigliotti, S. N., Hall, A. T., Kiser, S., & Stine, E. R. (2007). Risk Factors and Consequences of Unwanted Sex Among University Students: Hooking Up, Alcohol, and Stress Response. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 22(2), 139-157.
Forke, C. M., Myers, R. K., Catallozzi, M., & Schwarz, D. F. (2008). Relationship violence among female and male college undergraduate students. Archives Of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 162(7), 634-641.
Foubert, J. D., Godin, E. E., Tatum, J. L. (2010). In their own words: Sophomore college men describe attitude and behavior changes resulting from a rape prevention program 2 years after their participation. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 25(12), 2237-2257.
Foubert, J. D., Langhinrichsen-Rohling, J., Brasfield, H., Hill, B. (2010) Effects of a rape awareness program on college women: Increasing bystander efficacy and willingness to intervene. Journal of Community Psychology, 38(7), 813-827.
Franiuk, R., Seefelt, J., & Vandello, J. (2008). Prevalence of rape myths in headlines and their effects on attitudes toward rape. Sex Roles, 58(11/12), 790-801.
Gidycz, C. A., Orchowski, L. M., Berkowitz, A. D. (2011). Preventing sexual aggression among college men: An evaluation of a social norms and bystander intervention program. Violence Against Women, online May 12, 2011.
Gidycz, C. A., Warkentin, J. B., Orchowski, L. M., Edwards, K. M. (2011). College men’s perceived likelihood to perpetrate sexual aggression. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma, 20(3), 260-279.
Gilligan, M. B., Kaysen, D., Desai, S., Lee, C. M. (2011). Alcohol-involved assault: Associations with post trauma alcohol use, consequences, and expectancies. Addictive Behaviors, 36(11), 1076-1082.
Girard, A. L., & Senn, C. Y. (2008). The role of the new 'date rape drugs' in attributions about date rape. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 23(1), 3-20.
Harrison, L. A., Howerton, D. M., Secarea, A. M., & Nguyen, C. Q. (2008). Effects of ingroup bias and gender role violations on acquaintance rape attributions. Sex Roles, 59(9), 713-725.
Haywood, H., & Swank, E. (2008). Rape myths among Appalachian college students. Violence & Victims, 23(3), 373-389.
Howard, D. E., Griffin, M. A., & Boekeloo, B. O. (2008). Prevalence and psychosocial correlates of alcohol-related sexual assault among university students. Adolescence, 43(172), 733-750.
Hoyt, T., Yeater, E. A. (2011). Individual and situational influences on men’s responses to dating and social situations. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 26(11), 1723-1740.
Kahlor, L., & Morrison, D. (2007). Television viewing and rape myth acceptance among college women. Sex Roles, 56(11/12), 729-739.
Katz, J., May, P., Sorensen, S., & DelTosta, J. (2010). Sexual revictimization during women’s first year of college: Self-blame and sexual refusal assertiveness as possible mechanisms. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 25(11), 2113-2126.
Kaysen, D., Neighbors, C., Martell, J., Fossos, N., & Larimer, M. E. (2006). Incapacitated rape and alcohol use: A prospective analysis. Addictive Behaviors, 31(10), 1820-1832.
Kilpatrick, D. and McCauley, J. (2009, September). Understanding national rape statistics. Harrisburg, PA: VAWnet, a project of the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence/Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Available online at: http://www.vawnet.org
Knight, R. and Sims-Knight, J. (2009, September). Using Rapist Risk Factors to Set an Agenda for Rape Prevention. Harrisburg, PA: VAWnet, a project of the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence/Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Available online: http://www.vawnet.org
Krebs, C. P., Barrick, K., Lindquist, C. H., Crosby, C. M., Boyd, C., Bogan, Y. (2011). The sexual assault of undergraduate women at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 26(18), 3640-3666.
Krebs, C. P., Lindquist, C. H., Warner, T. D., Fisher, B. S., Martin, S. L., Childers, J. M. (2011). Comparing sexual assault prevalence estimates obtained with direct and indirect questioning techniques. Violence Against Women, 17(2), 219-235.
Langhinrichsen-Rohling, J., Foubert, J. D., Brasfield, H. M., Hill, B., Shelley-Tremblay, S. (2011). The Men’s Program: Does it impact college men’s self-reported bystander efficacy and willingness to intervene? Violence Against Women, online May 12, 2011.
Lanier, C. A., & Green, B. A. (2006). Principal Component Analysis of the College Date Rape Attitude Survey (CDRAS): An Instrument for the Evaluation of Date Rape Prevention Programs. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 13(2), 79-93.
Lawyer, S., Resnick, H., Bakanic, V., Burkett, T., & Kilpatrick, D. (2010). Forcible, drug-facilitated, and incapacitated rape and sexual assault among undergraduate women, Journal of American College Health, 58(5), 453-460.
Lemieux, S. R., & Byers, E. S. (2008). The sexual well-being of women who have experienced child sexual abuse. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 32(2), 126.
Leonard, D. J. (2007). Innocent Until Proven Innocent. Journal of Sport & Social Issues, 31(1), 25-44.
Lewis, T. F. (2007). Perceptions of risk and sex-specific social norms in explaining alcohol consumption among college students: Implications for campus interventions. Journal of College Student Development, 48(3), 297-310
Littleton, H., & Henderson, C. E. (2009). If she is not a victim, does that mean she was not traumatized?: Evaluation of predictors of PTSD symptomatology among college rape victims. Violence Against Women, 15(2), 148-167.
Lonsway, K. (2009, January). Rape prevention and risk reduction: Review of the research literature for practitioners. Harrisburg, PA: VAWnet, a project of the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence/ Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Available online at: http://www.vawnet.org
Maurer, T. W., & Robinson, D. W. (2008). Effects of attire, alcohol, and gender on perceptions of date rape. Sex Roles, 58(5), 423-434.
McCauley, J. L., & Calhoun, K. S. (2008). Faulty perceptions? The impact of binge drinking history on college women's perceived rape resistance efficacy. Addictive Behaviors, 33(12), 1540-1545.
McCauley, J. L., Calhoun, K. S., Gidycz, C. A. (2010). Binge drinking and rape: A prospective examination of college women with a history of previous sexual victimization. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 25(9), 1655-1668.
McMahon, P. P. (2008). Sexual violence on the college campus: A template for compliance with federal policy. Journal of American College Health, 57(3), 361-365.
McMahon, S. (2010). Rape myth beliefs and bystander attitudes among incoming college students. Journal of American College Health, 59(1), 3-11.
McMahon, S. (2011). Changing Perceptions of Sexual Violence Over Time. Harrisburg, PA: VAWnet, a project of the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence. Available online:http://www.vawnet.org
McMahon, S., Postmus, J. L., Koenick, R. A. (2011). Conceptualizing the engaging bystander approach to sexual violence prevention on college campuses. Journal of College Student Development, 52(1), 115-130.
Messman-Moore, T. L., Coates, A. A., Gaffey, K. J., & Johnson, C. F. (2008). Sexuality, substance use, and susceptibility to victimization: Risk for rape and sexual coercion in a prospective study of college women. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 23(12), 1730-1746.
Miller, A. K., Markman, K. D., & Handley, I. M. (2007). Self-blame among sexual assault victims prospectively predicts revictimization: A perceived sociolegal context model of risk. Basic & Applied Social Psychology, 29(2), 129-136.
Mouilso, E. R., Calhoun, K. S. (2011). A mediation model of the role of sociosexuality in the associations between narcissism, psychopathy, and sexual aggression. Psychology of Violence, online, doi: 10.1037/a0026217
Moynihan, M. M., Banyard, V. L., Arnold, J. S., Eckstein, R. P., Stapleton, J. G. (2010). Engaging intercollegiate athletes in preventing and intervening in sexual and intimate partner violence. Journal of American College Health, 59(3), 197-204.
Moynihan, M. M., Banyard, V. L., Arnold, J. S., Eckstein, R. P., Stapleton, J. G. (2011). Engaging intercollegiate athletes in preventing and intervening in sexual and intimate partner violence. Journal of American College Health, 59(3), 197-204.
Moynihan, M. M., Banyard, V. L., Arnold, J. S., Eckstein, R. P., Stapleton, J. G. (2011). Sisterhood may be powerful for reducing sexual and intimate partner violence: An evaluation of the Bringing in the Bystander in-person program with sorority members. Violence Against Women, online May 31, 2011.
Nabors, E. L., & Jasinski, J. L. (2009). Intimate partner violence perpetration among college students. Feminist Criminology, 4(1), 57-82.
Nagoshi, J., Adams, K., Terrell, H., Hill, E., Brzuzy, S., & Nagoshi, C. (2008). Gender differences in correlates of homophobia and transphobia. Sex Roles, 59(7/8), 521-531.
Nguyen, H. V., Kaysen, D., Dillworth, T. M., Brajcich, M., Larimer, M. E. (2010). Incapacitated rape and alcohol use in White and Asian American college women, Violence Against Women 16(8), 919-933.
Novik, M. G., Howard, D. E., Boekeloo, B. O. (2011). Drinking motivations and experiences of unwanted sexual advances among undergraduate students. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 26(1), 34-39.
Orchowski, L. M., Gidycz, C. A., & Raffle, H. (2008). Evaluation of a sexual assault risk reduction and self-defense program: A prospective analysis of a revised protocol. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 32(2), 204.
Palmer, R. S., McMahon, T. J., Rounsaville, B. J., Ball, S. A. (2010). Coercive sexual experiences, protective behavioral strategies, alcohol expectancies and consumption among male and female college students. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 25(9), 1563-1578.
Palmer, R.S., McMahon, T.J., Rounsaville, B.J. & Ball, S.A. (2009). Coercive sexual experiences, protective behavioral strategies, alcohol expectancies and consumption among male and female college students. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2009; ePublished December 29, 2009
Parks, K. A., Pardi, A. M., & Bradizza, C. M. (2006). Collecting data on alcohol use and alcohol-related victimization: A comparison of telephone and Web-based survey methods. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 67(2), 318–323.
Paul, L. A., Gray, M. J. (2011). Sexual assault programming on college campuses: Using social psychological belief and behavior change principles to improve outcomes, Trauma Violence Abuse, 12(2), 99-109.
Payne, B. K. (2008). Challenges responding to sexual violence: Differences between college campuses and communities. Journal of Criminal Justice, 36(3), 224-230.
Potter, S., Moynihan, M., Stapleton, J. (2011). Using Social Self-Identification in Social Marketing Materials Aimed at Reducing Violence Against Women on Campus. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 26(5), 971-990.
Ramirez, I. (2007). The relationship of acculturation and social integration to assaults on intimate partners among Mexican American and non-Mexican white students. Journal of Family Violence, 22(7), 533-542.
Rickert, V., I., and Wiemann, C., M.(1998). Date rape among adolescents and young adults. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 11(4): 167-75.
Rosenthal, M. Z., & Follette, V. M. (2007). The effects of sexual assault-related intrusion suppression in the laboratory and natural environment. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 45(1), 73-87.
Ross, L. T., Kolars, C. L. K., Krahn, D. D., Gomberg, E. S. L., Clark, G., Niehaus, A. (2011). Nonconsensual sexual experiences and alcohol consumption among women entering college. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 26(3), 399-413.
Rothman, E. F., Exner, D., Baughman, A. L. (2011). The prevalence of sexual assault against people who identify as gay, lesbian, or bisexual in the United States: A systemic review. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, published online Jan. 19, 2011.
Schwartz, R., and Milteer, R. et al. (2000). Drug-facilitated sexual assault ('date rape'). South Med J 93(6): 558-61.
Shorey, R. C., Cornelius, T. L., & Bell, K. M. (2008). A critical review of theoretical frameworks for dating violence: Comparing the dating and marital fields. Aggression & Violent Behavior, 13(3), 185-194.
Simons, L. G., Burt, C. H., & Simons, R. L. (2008). A test of explanations for the effect of harsh parenting on the perpetration of dating violence and sexual coercion among college males. Violence & Victims, 23(1), 66-82.
Sisco, M. M., & Figueredo, A. J. (2008). Similarities between men and women in non-traditional aggressive sexuality: Prevalence, novel approaches to assessment and treatment applications. Journal of Sexual Aggression, 14(3), 253-266.
Suarez, E., & Gadalla, T. M. (2010) Stop blaming the victim: A meta-analysis of rape myths. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 25(11), 2010-2035.
Testa, M., Hoffman, J. H. (2012). Naturally occurring changes in women's drinking from high school to college and implications for sexual victimization. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 73(1), 26–33.
Testa, M., Hoffman, J. H., Livingston, J. A. (2010). Alcohol and sexual risk behaviors as mediators of the sexual victimization—revictimization relationship. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 78(2), 249-259.
Testa, M., Hoffman, J. H., Livingston, J. A., & Turrisi, R. (2010) Preventing college women’s sexual victimization through parent based intervention: A randomized controlled trial. Prevention Science, Online February 2010.
Thompson, M. P., Koss, M. P., Kingree, J. B., Goree, J., Rice, J. (2011). A prospective meditational model of sexual aggression among men. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 26(13), 2716-2734.
Turchik, J. A., Probst, D. R., Irvin, C. R., Chau, M., Gidycz, C. (2010). Prediction of sexual assault experiences in college women based on rape scripts. Psychology of Violence, 1(s1), 76-83
Ullman, S. E., Filipas, H. H., Townsend, S. M., & Starzynski, L. L. (2007). Psychosocial correlates of PTSD symptom severity in sexual assault survivors. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 20(5), 821-831.
Ullman, S. E., Starzynski, L. L., Long, S. M., Mason, G. E., & Long, L. M. (2008). Exploring the relationships of women's sexual assault disclosure, social reactions, and problem drinking. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 23(9), 1235-1257.
Vik, P. W., Islam-Zwart, K. A., & Ruge, L. N. (2008). Application of the PTSD-alcohol expectancy questionnaire (P-AEQ) to sexually assaulted college women. Addiction Research & Theory, 16(6), 585-594.
Vladutiu, C. J., Martin, S. L., Macy, R. J. (2011). College- or university-based sexual assault prevention programs: A review of program outcomes, characteristics, and recommendations, Trauma Violence Abuse, 12(2), 67-86.
Voller, E.K. & Long, P.J. (2010). Sexual assault and rape perpetration by college men. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 25(3), 457-480.
Walsh, K., Blaustein, M., Knight, W. G., Spinazzola, J., & van der Kolk, B. A. (2007). Resiliency factors in the relation between childhood sexual abuse and adulthood sexual assault in college-age women. Journal Of Child Sexual Abuse, 16(1), 1-17.
White, J. W., & Smith, P. H. (2009). Covariation in the use of physical and sexual intimate partner aggression among adolescent and college-age men. Violence Against Women, 15(1), 24-43.
Winslett, A. H., & Gross, A. M. (2008). Sexual boundaries: An examination of the importance of talking before touching. Violence Against Women, 14(5), 542-562.
Wolitzsky-Taylor, K. B., Resnick, H. S., Amstadter, A. B., McCauley, J. L., Ruggiero, K. J., Kilpatrick, D. G. (2011). Reporting rape in a national sample of college women.Journal of American College Health, 59(7), 582-587.
Yeater, E. A., & Viken, R. J. (2010) Factors affecting women’s response choices to dating and social situations. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 25(8), 1411-1428.
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