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Sorority Affiliation and Sexual Assault Victimization

Assessing Vulnerability Using Path Analysis

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ID12436747
AuthorsCortney A Franklin (0000-0002-3997-5978, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX, USA, corresponding author)
Year2015
Volume22
Issue8
Pages895-922
Publication date2015-11-22
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueViolence Against Women (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1077-8012 • E-ISSN: 1552-8448
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1077801215614971
PMID26597086
OpenAlexW2178796092
LanguageEN
Citations received18
References cited84

The current research used survey data from 282 college women to investigate the relationship between female Greek membership and sexual assault victimization. Drawing from routine activity theory, low self-control, and social learning theory, this study tested a theoretical model that identified pertinent factors present among sorority environments to determine the relationships between Greek affiliation and sexual assault. Path analyses revealed that sorority women reported consuming more alcohol and with greater frequency, increased risk-taking behavior, delayed assessments of threat and responses to risk, and increased contact with fraternity men-all of which significantly predicted sexual assault. Future theory, research, and policy directions are proposed

Fraternity · Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Sexual assault · Suicide prevention · Clinical Psychology · Demography · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Medicine · Psychology · Sex work and related issues · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies · Social Psychology

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