Gender differences in sexual assault victimization among college students

Violence and Victims

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 922-940

  Hines, Denise A ^a   Armstrong, Jessica L ^a   Reed, Kathleen Palm ^a   Cameron, Amy Y ^a  

^a CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Male victims; Rape; Routine activities theory; Unwanted sex; Vulnerability hypothesis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SEX RATIO; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY; VICTIM; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPOUSE ABUSE; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84879371212     PISSN: 08866708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/0886-6708.27.6.922     Document Type: Article

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