Sexual Violence Victimization among Undergraduates at a Chilean University

International Journal of Conflict and Violence

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Laura Saldarriaga¹  Carolina Rocha²  Diego Castro²  Gloria Jiménez-Moya²  Héctor Carvacho²  Gerd Bohner² 

[1] Department of Psychology, Bielefeld University;Department of Psychology, Pontifica Universidad Católica de Chile

关键词: Chile;    prevention;    rape;    sexual violence;    undergraduates;   

DOI  :  10.4119/ijcv-3776

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: University Of Bielefeld

【 摘 要 】

As part of a campus-wide prevention program, the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (PUC) implemented a cross-sequential survey on sexual violence. In this article, we report data from the first wave (2018; N = 2,046) from three cohorts of undergraduates (Year 1, n = 792; Year 2, n = 601; Year 3, n = 653). We found an overall twelve-month prevalence for victimization experiences of 18.7 percent (4.3 percent by force or threat of force; 12.9 percent while unable to resist; 7.1 percent by verbal pressure; multiple responses allowed). Women (22.9 percent) were victimized more frequently than men (9.7 percent). Among women, victimization rates were highest for Year 1 students (25.7 percent), intermediate for Year 2 (22.3%), and lowest for Year 3 (19.8 percent). Only 10.9 percent of reported incidents happened in a university context. In most cases, perpetrators were male (88.9 percent) and known to the victim (72.1 percent); 24.4 percent were partners, 35.5 percent were friends. We present additional data on risk factors and attitudinal correlates. We also discuss our findings in relation to previous research suggesting higher prevalence rates at Chilean universities, considering differences in methodology and implications for future research.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-ND