Department of Psychology, University of Nebraska Lincoln, 1220 T St., Lincoln, NE 68588, USA.
Patton State Hospital, 3102 Highland Ave., Patton, CA 92369, USA.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2024 Sep 30;21(10):1312. doi: 10.3390/ijerph21101312.
Online and offline identity-driven harassment disproportionately affects minoritized college students, contributing to poorer academic performance and attrition. Because victims are often hesitant to formally report incidents, additional research is needed to understand the genuine prevalence of these experiences as well as the responses victims engage in following the incidents.
A large undergraduate sample ( = 2000) from a Midwestern university responded to an anonymous survey assessing the frequency of identity-driven behavior occurring on-campus and beyond, in addition to how they responded to harassment.
The results unveiled that perpetrators most often targeted an individual's sex and gender, followed by their sexual orientation and race. Specific behaviors ranged from more frequent, mild forms of harassment (i.e., verbal harassment, invading space) to less frequent, severe forms of harassment (i.e., physical and sexual assault). Victims reported engaging in informal activities following harassment, such as relying on social support or ignoring the perpetrator.
The current study unveiled patterns of identity-driven behaviors experienced by college students as well as how they respond to victimization. Future directions and practical implications are discussed.
线上和线下的身份驱动骚扰对少数族裔大学生的影响不成比例,导致他们的学业成绩更差,辍学率更高。由于受害者往往不愿正式报告事件,因此需要进行更多的研究,以了解这些经历的真实普遍性,以及受害者在事件发生后所采取的应对措施。
来自中西部一所大学的一个大型本科生样本(n=2000)回答了一份匿名调查,评估了校园内外身份驱动行为的发生频率,以及他们对骚扰的反应。
结果显示,施害者最常针对的是个人的性别和性取向,其次是种族。具体行为包括更频繁的轻度骚扰(如言语骚扰、侵犯空间)和较少发生的严重骚扰(如身体和性侵犯)。受害者报告说,在遭受骚扰后会采取一些非正式的应对措施,如寻求社会支持或忽视施害者。
本研究揭示了大学生所经历的身份驱动行为模式,以及他们对受害的反应。讨论了未来的方向和实际意义。