Does Self-Defense Training Prevent Sexual Violence Against Women

Bibliographic Data

ID12437286
AuthorsJocelyn A Hollander (0000-0002-5072-191X, University of Oregon, corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume20
Issue3
Pages252-269
Publication date2014-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueViolence Against Women (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1077-8012 • E-ISSN: 1552-8448
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1077801214526046
PMID24626766
OpenAlexW2143355856
LanguageEN
Citations received59
References cited43

Self-defense classes are offered across the nation as a strategy for reducing women's vulnerability to sexual assault. Yet there has been little systematic research assessing the effectiveness of these classes. In this article, I use data from a mixed methods study of a 10-week, university-based, feminist self-defense class to examine the effectiveness of self-defense training over a 1-year follow-up period. My analyses indicate that women who participate in self-defense training are less likely to experience sexual assault and are more confident in their ability to effectively resist assault than similar women who have not taken such a class

Computer security · Criminology · Geography · Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Poison control · Political science · Self-Defense · Sexual assault · Sexual violence · Suicide prevention · Training (meteorology · Vulnerability (computing · Clinical Psychology · Computer Science · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Medicine · Psychology · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies · Social Psychology