Collegiate Sororities and Dating Violence

An Exploratory Study of Informal and Formal Helping Strategies

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12436655
AutoresKim Anderson (0000-0002-6746-0808, University of Missouri, autor de correspondencia), Fran S Danis (University of Missouri)
Año2006
Volumen13
Número1
Páginas87-100
Fecha de publicación2006-12-19
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaViolence Against Women (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1077-8012 • E-ISSN: 1552-8448
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1077801206294808
PMID17179406
OpenAlexW2127628072
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas20
Referencias citadas29

Women in collegiate sororities are more at risk for violence within the context of dating relationships than is the general population of college women. Because assaulted women are more likely to turn to their peer networks for support, this study explores the formal and informal helping strategies available to sorority members within the context of their sororities. A total of 35 women representing 17 different sororities participated in 4 focus groups. Although the central finding uncovered how violence is largely omitted from the formal agendas of sororities, community and campus-based programs addressing the issue can build on their sincere interest in helping each other

Context (archaeology · Criminology · Dating violence · Domestic violence · Focus group · Geography · Medical emergency · Poison control · Political science · Population · Public relations · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Demography · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Marriage and Sexual Relationships · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Stalking, Cyberstalking, and Harassment