Department of Sociology, Anthropology, Criminal Justice, and Social Work, Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic, Connecticut, USA.
J Homosex. 2022 Nov 10;69(13):2250-2266. doi: 10.1080/00918369.2021.1938466. Epub 2021 Jun 15.
Sexual minority college students are disproportionately impacted by sexual assault in college, however, there is a paucity of research exploring the role of the college environment in victimization. This study explores the relationship of campus climate with sexual assault victimization for these students. This sample included 1,110 current college students in the United States who identified as a sexual minority. Logistic regression results indicated that the more observations of harassment and discrimination of sexual minority students by participants, the more likely they were to experience sexual assault victimization in college. Also, the more out a participant was on campus, and the stronger sense of belonging they had to their college, the less likely they were to experience sexual assault victimization. Sexual assault prevention efforts on college campuses would benefit from programming and policies that support belonging and address discrimination and harassment.
性少数群体大学生在大学校园性侵犯中受到不成比例的影响，然而，目前很少有研究探讨校园环境在受害中的作用。本研究探讨了校园氛围与这些学生遭受性侵犯的关系。该样本包括美国的 1110 名目前的大学生，他们自认为是性少数群体。逻辑回归结果表明，参与者观察到的对性少数群体学生的骚扰和歧视越多，他们在大学中遭受性侵犯的可能性就越大。此外，参与者在校园中表现得越公开，对大学的归属感越强，他们遭受性侵犯的可能性就越小。支持归属感、解决歧视和骚扰问题的校园性侵犯预防计划和政策将使校园受益。
