Allan Elizabeth J, Madden Mary
College of Education and Human Development, University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA.
Int J Adolesc Med Health. 2012;24(1):83-90. doi: 10.1515/ijamh.2012.012. Epub 2011 Nov 29.
This study explored the nature and extent of college student hazing in the USA. Hazing, a form of interpersonal violence, can jeopardize the health and safety of students.
Using a web-based survey, data were collected from 11,482 undergraduate students, aged 18-25 years, who attended one of 53 colleges and universities. Additionally, researchers interviewed 300 students and staff at 18 of the campuses.
Results reveal hazing among USA college students is widespread and involves a range of student organizations and athletic teams. Alcohol consumption, humiliation, isolation, sleep-deprivation and sex acts are hazing practices common across student groups. Furthermore, there is a large gap between the number of students who report experience with hazing behaviors and those that label their experience as hazing.
To date, hazing prevention efforts in post-secondary education have focused largely on students in fraternities/sororities and intercollegiate athletes. Findings from this study can inform development of more comprehensive and research-based hazing prevention efforts that target a wider range of student groups. Further, data can serve as a baseline from which to measure changes in college student hazing over time.
本研究探讨了美国大学生受辱现象的性质和程度。受辱作为一种人际暴力形式，会危及学生的健康和安全。
通过网络调查，从53所学院和大学的11482名18至25岁的本科生中收集数据。此外，研究人员在18个校区采访了300名学生和工作人员。
结果显示，美国大学生中的受辱现象很普遍，涉及一系列学生组织和运动队。饮酒、羞辱、孤立、睡眠剥夺和性行为是学生群体中常见的受辱行为。此外，报告有受辱行为经历的学生人数与将自己的经历视为受辱的学生人数之间存在很大差距。
迄今为止，高等教育中的防受辱努力主要集中在兄弟会/姐妹会的学生和校际运动员身上。本研究的结果可为制定更全面、基于研究的防受辱努力提供参考，这些努力应针对更广泛的学生群体。此外，数据可作为衡量大学生受辱现象随时间变化的基线。
