Unwanted sexual contact on campus: A comparison of women's and men's experiences

Violence and Victims

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 52-70

  Banyard, Victoria L ^a   Ward, S ^a   Cohn, E S ^a   Plante, E G ^a   Moorhead, C ^a   Walsh, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Campus; College students; Gender; Unwanted sexual contact

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COLLEGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VICTIM;

EID: 33947583265     PISSN: 08866708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/vv-v22i1a004     Document Type: Review

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