SynthesisTrauma, violence & abuse2022
Risk and Protective Factors for Men's Sexual Violence Against Women at Higher Education Institutions: A Systematic and Meta-Analytic Review of the Longitudinal Evidence.
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- The Prevalence of Sexual Assault Among Higher Education Students: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analyses.Trauma, violence & abuse · 2024Pooled it
- Experiences of Sexual and Intimate Partner Violence Among Women International Students in Australia.Violence against women · 2026Article
- Sexual harassment, stress and suicide attempt among international college students in the USA.BMJ public health · 2026Article
- Evaluating Two Approaches to Matching Anonymous Survey IDs in Longitudinal Research on Sexual Assault Perpetration Among College Men.Journal of family violence · 2025Article
- A Narrative Review of Sexual Aggression Perpetration in Non-Heterosexual Populations: Prevalence and Risk Factors.International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health · 2025Article
- An Increased Need to Identify Protective Factors for Sexual Assault.Iranian journal of psychiatry · 2024Article
- Sexual Violence Among Higher Education Students in the United Kingdom: Results from the Oxford Understanding Relationships, Sex, Power, Abuse and Consent Experiences Study.Journal of interpersonal violence · 2024Article
- Myths of trauma memory: on the oversimplification of effects of attention narrowing under stress.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Review
- Examining Whether Risk Factors Influence Student Perceptions of Campus Sexual Violence.Sexual offending (Trier, Germany) · 2024Article
- Mapping the disparities in intimate partner violence prevalence and determinants across Sub-Saharan Africa.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Barriers to addressing alcohol use in college sexual assault prevention: Where we stand and future steps.Current addiction reports · 2022Article
- Building Capacity for Prevention of Gender-Based Violence in the School Context.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Scripts for consensual sex as risk factors for sexual aggression: A three-wave longitudinal study with university students in Germany.Women's health (London, England)Article
- "A Man Has to Show That He Is a Man From a Young Age": Intimate Partner Violence for Young Male University Students in Brazil.American journal of men's healthArticle
- Prevalence of gender-based violence and factors associated with help-seeking among university students in sub-Saharan Africa.Women's health (London, England)Article
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Abstract
Sexual violence among higher education institution (HEI) students is a growing public health concern. To date, there is little evidence on how to effectively prevent sexual violence among this demographic. This study is the first systematic review to meta-analyze all available evidence for risk and protective factors of sexual violence perpetrated by men at HEIs. We searched four electronic databases and multiple gray literature sources. We screened studies using prespecified selection criteria for the sample (HEI students who identify as men), outcome (sexual violence perpetration against peers), and study design (quantitative and longitudinal). Longitudinal studies provide the most rigorous available evidence on risk and protective factors. We identified 16 studies and meta-analyzed eight different risk factors: alcohol consumption, hostility toward women, delinquency, fraternity membership, history of sexual violence perpetration, rape myth acceptance, age at first sex, and peer approval of sexual violence. We deemed included studies to have a varied risk of bias and the overall quality of evidence to range from moderate to high. History of sexual violence perpetration (perpetration prior to entering an HEI) emerged as the strongest predictor of sexual violence perpetration at HEIs, complicating the notion that HEI environments themselves foster a culture of sexual violence. Peer support for sexual violence predicted perpetration while individual rape-supporting beliefs did not. Our findings suggest that interventions targeting peer norms (e.g., bystander interventions) and early sexual violence prevention and consent interventions for high school and elementary school students could be effective in reducing and preventing sexual violence at HEIs.
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