Unsafe at any house?: Attendees' perceptions of microlevel environmental traits and personal safety at fraternity and nonfraternity parties

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1714-1734

  Menning, Chadwick L ^a  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Fraternities; Gender; Parties; Sexual assault

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PEER GROUP; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ALCOHOL DRINKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PEER GROUP; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349437253     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260509331515     Document Type: Article

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