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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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