Routine Activities and Stalking Victimization in Sexual Minority College Students

2021 ◽  
pp. 088626052199187
Author(s):  
Gianna E. Davis ◽  
Denise A. Hines ◽  
Kathleen M. Palm Reed
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Sexual Minority ◽  
Routine Activities ◽  
Routine Activities Theory ◽  
Climate Data ◽  
Minority Identity ◽  
Heterosexual Women ◽  
Minority College Students ◽  
Sexual Minority Identity ◽  
Stalking Victimization

Sexual minority individuals, due to additional chronic stress they experience from living with a marginalized identity, may be perceived as vulnerable targets by motivated perpetrators of stalking. Using campus climate data collected over 11 years, researchers explore stalking victimization with a particular focus on the experiences of sexual minority college students. To get a better understanding of stalking as experienced by this population, this study investigated descriptive qualities and prevalence of stalking victimization among college students to compare experiences of sexual minority and heterosexual individuals. Additionally, using a routine activities theory framework, this study explored multiple sexual minority identities as unique predictors of stalking victimization. Results showed that bisexual and pansexual women were significantly more likely to experience stalking than heterosexual women, and gay men were significantly more likely to experience stalking than heterosexual men. In samples that included heterosexual, gay, lesbian, bisexual, and pansexual students, having a sexual minority identity predicted stalking victimization for men, and having a non-monosexual (bisexual or pansexual) identity predicted stalking victimization for women. When looking across all sexual orientations, sexual minority identity significantly predicted stalking victimization for both men and women. Results are discussed in the context of routine activities theory and future directions for exploring stalking in sexual minority populations are identified.

Stalking on Campus: A Gendered Perspective on Target Congruence and Opportunity

2018 ◽  
Vol 45 (8) ◽  
pp. 1308-1327 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn Elvey ◽  
Bradford W. Reyns ◽  
Susan McNeeley
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
College Students ◽  
The United States ◽  
Routine Activities ◽  
Routine Activities Theory ◽  
Routine Activity ◽  
Prevention Measures ◽  
Specific Risk ◽  
Stalking Victimization

This study examines target congruence and lifestyle-routine activity behaviors as explanations of stalking victimization among college students, while also considering gender as a moderator in these relationships. Analysis of a nationwide sample of more than 75,000 students from 129 universities across the United States suggests that indicators of target antagonism, target gratifiability, and target vulnerability significantly predict stalking victimization. Indicators of lifestyle-routine activities—in particular, proximity to motivated offenders, exposure to motivated offenders, and target attractiveness—are also significantly related to stalking victimization. In addition, the importance of specific risk factors vary by gender. The results highlight the importance of target congruence as an expansion of lifestyle-routine activities theory, which can help to direct policies and prevention measures in a meaningful and systematic way.

Institutional Response and Impact of Reporting Sexual Violence: An Examination of Sexual and Gender Minority College Students

2021 ◽  
pp. 088626052110550
Author(s):  
Lauren R. Grocott ◽  
Nykia R. Leach ◽  
Leslie A. Brick ◽  
Richard Meza-Lopez ◽  
Lindsay M. Orchowski
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Minority Students ◽  
Sexual Minority ◽  
Sexual Victimization ◽  
Poor Response ◽  
College Campuses ◽  
Institutional Response ◽  
Heterosexual Women ◽  
And Gender

Although college students who are sexual and gender minorities (SGM) experience higher rates of sexual victimization than their peers who identify as heterosexual and cisgender, there is a paucity in the literature investigating how college campuses can address the needs of SGM college students in violence prevention and response. The present research examines a subset of data from the Healthy Minds Survey (HMS), a national web-based survey administered across two universities from 2016 to 2017. We examined the role of SGM status in the rates of sexual violence, perceptions of their college/university’s institutional response to reports of sexual violence (e.g., taking a report seriously and taking corrective action), and the perceived impact of reporting sexual violence (e.g., students would support the person making a report). Logistic regression analyses revealed higher rates of sexual victimization among sexual minority students (compared to heterosexual), women (compared to men), and transgender and gender diverse (TGD) students (compared to cisgender). In addition, sexual minority (compared to heterosexual), women (compared to men), and TGD (compared to cisgender) students were more likely to perceive their institution would have a poor response to reports of sexual violence. Women and sexual minority students were also likely to believe that students who report sexual violence would suffer academically. These findings highlight the need for continued efforts to enhance sexual assault prevention and response efforts on college campuses, especially for SGM students.

scholarly journals Disparities in eating disorder risk and diagnosis among sexual minority college students: Findings from the national Healthy Minds Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 53 (9) ◽  
pp. 1563-1568
Author(s):  
Vivienne M. Hazzard ◽  
Melissa Simone ◽  
Skylar L. Borg ◽  
Kelley A. Borton ◽  
Kendrin R. Sonneville ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Eating Disorder ◽  
Sexual Minority ◽  
Eating Disorder Risk ◽  
Minority College Students ◽  
Disorder Risk
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