Correlates of College Women's Sexual Assault Resistance Self-Efficacy.

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• Alternative Title:
  Violence Against Women, 2025, v. 31, no. 34: Correlates of College Women's Sexual Assault Resistance Self-Efficacy.
• Journal Article:
  Violence Against Women
• Personal Author:
  Kiefer, Reina ; Peterson, Roselyn ; Orchowski, Lindsay M.
• Description:
  Studies suggest that actively fighting back against an attacker is effective in decreasing the severity and completion of a sexual assault, yet little is known about the factors that contribute to women's confidence in fighting back. Accordingly, the present study examines correlates of college women's self-efficacy in resisting unwanted sexual advances (
  
   = 650). Results suggest that fewer psychological barriers to resistance, greater sexual communication, increased use of dating self-protective behaviors, and greater sexual assertiveness were associated with increased sexual resistance self-efficacy. Findings underscore the importance of developing sexual assault prevention programs that increase women's confidence in fighting back.
• Content Notes:
  Author manuscript
• Subjects:
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Self Efficacy
  • Universities
  • Students
  • Sex Offenses
  • Young Adult
  • Adult
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Adolescent
  More +
• Keywords:
  • college women
  • sexual victimization
  • resistance self-efficacy
• Source:
  Violence Against Women, 2025, v. 31, no. 34
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012231222492
• ISSN:
  1077-8012 ; 1552-8448
• Pubmed ID:
  38146200
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC11332363
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  F31 AA031164/AA/NIAAA NIH HHSUnited States/ ; T32 AA007459/AA/NIAAA NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R49 CE000923/CE/NCIPC CDC HHSUnited States/
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Pages in Document:
  981-999 (18 pdf pages)
• Volume:
  31
• Issue:
  34
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/262107/cdc_262107_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 370.81 KB]
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:56d60d11deaff81794a51263792c019e09e6886a7f0c5351d2d9441eb8110501914fd642334177da9a6ee0c1a59fa0e47189b65bc26785abfe194d8c078f98a4