Revisiting Unwanted Sexual Experiences on Campus A 12-Year Follow-Up

Authors

Victoria L. Banyard, University of New HampshireFollow
Elizabeth G. Plante, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus
Ellen S. Cohn, University of New Hampshire - Main CampusFollow
Cari A. Moorhead, University of New Hampshire - Main CampusFollow
Sally K. Ward, University of New Hampshire - Main CampusFollow
Wendy A. Walsh, University of New Hampshire - Main CampusFollow

Abstract

The current study examines patterns of stability and change in reports of unwanted sexual experiences in one campus community in two similar cohorts of undergraduates studied 12 years apart. A sample of 417 women completed a questionnaire in 2000, and this sample is compared to a sample of 524 women who completed the same questionnaire in 1988. Results indicate a reported decrease in unwanted sexual contact but indicate stability in reported rates of unwanted intercourse. Across forms of unwanted sexual experiences, more patterns of similarity than difference in abuse characteristics, such as relationship to perpetrator and location of the experience, are noted.

Department

Psychology, Prevention Innovations Research Center Pubs

Publication Date

4-2005

Journal Title

Violence Against Women

Publisher

Sage Publications

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1177/1077801204274388

Document Type

Article

Recommended Citation

Banyard, V. L., Plante, E. G., Cohn, E. S., Moorhead, C., Ward, S., & Walsh, W. (2005). Revisiting unwanted sexual experiences on campus: A twelve-year follow-up. Violence Against Women, 11, 426-446.

Rights

© 2005 Sage Publications