Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA.
J Interpers Violence. 2023 Oct;38(19-20):10771-10794. doi: 10.1177/08862605231175519. Epub 2023 May 22.
Faculty, staff, and students employed by or who serve as representative of universities in the United States are required by the Title IX federal law to report all instances of sexual harassment, discrimination, and sexual assault on college campuses. Despite the well-intended purpose of the Title IX regulations, less is known about campus communities' experiences and perceptions of this "mandated reporting," and its influence on disclosure. This exploratory mixed-methods study examines student ( = 88) and faculty and staff ( = 77) thoughts, concerns, and experiences regarding this policy at a mid-sized Northeastern University. Participants were recruited utilizing a campus lab system, with supplemental recruitment through student-life offices on campus. Data were collected via an anonymous survey hosted on the Qualtrics platform. Descriptive statistics were conducted for quantitative responses, whereas thematic analysis was utilized to analyze open text responses. Descriptive statistics demonstrate that the majority of participants (students and faculty/staff) were aware of their "mandated reporter" status. Additionally, students and faculty/staff varied regarding their support of the policy and the majority of faculty/staff had not had students disclose sexual violence to them and thus, had not reported any incidences of sexual violence to the university. Results of the thematic analysis further highlight the complexity of students and faculty/staff views' regarding the "mandated reporter" policy illustrating positive and negative perceived impacts of this policy, as well as several suggestions for improvement. Implications for research and practice are framed within the literature on Title IX, sexual harassment, and violence in the context of universities.
在美国的大学任职或担任代表的教职员工和学生，根据 Title IX 联邦法律的要求，必须报告大学校园内所有性骚扰、歧视和性侵犯的事件。尽管 Title IX 法规的目的是善意的，但人们对校园社区对此项“强制报告”的经验和看法以及其对披露的影响知之甚少。这项探索性的混合方法研究考察了一所中等规模的东北部大学的学生（ = 88）和教职员工（ = 77）对该政策的想法、关注和体验。参与者是通过校园实验室系统招募的，通过校园学生生活办公室进行了补充招募。数据是通过 Qualtrics 平台上的匿名调查收集的。对定量回答进行了描述性统计，而对开放文本回答则进行了主题分析。描述性统计表明，大多数参与者（学生和教职员工）都知道自己的“强制报告人”身份。此外，学生和教职员工对该政策的支持程度存在差异，大多数教职员工没有学生向他们披露性暴力事件，因此没有向大学报告任何性暴力事件。主题分析的结果进一步突出了学生和教职员工对“强制报告人”政策的看法的复杂性，说明了该政策的积极和消极的感知影响，以及一些改进建议。研究和实践的影响框架是在关于 Title IX、性骚扰和大学内暴力的文献中。
