ERIC Number: EJ1472599
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-0744-8481
EISSN: EISSN-1940-3208
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Campus Climate Impacts on Sexual Violence: A Bayesian Comparison of Undergraduate and Community Colleges
Kamilla Bonnesen1,2; Ruiyan Luo2; Richard Rothenberg2; Meredith Smith3; Kevin Swartout1,2
Journal of American College Health, v73 n3 p1103-1114 2025
Objective: Sexual violence is endemic on college campuses. Four-year campuses present high-risk environments for sexual violence and heavy episodic drinking is a robust risk factor for victimization. However, limited literature exists on sexual violence at two-year institutions, with most research focused on four-year campuses. We examined whether campus climates affect sexual violence prevalence rates. Participants: Sexual misconduct campus climate data from two-year and four-year campus students. Methods: We used Bayesian logistic regressions to compare sexual victimization odds between two- and four-year campuses. Results: Four-year students were twice as likely to have experienced sexual victimization and 2.5 times more likely to engage in heavy episodic drinking compared to two-year students. The risk of sexual victimization associated with heavy episodic drinking was reliably similar across campus types. Conclusions: Campus climates reliably impact student's risk of sexual victimization. Based on these findings, two- and four-year campuses may need to implement distinct prevention services.
Descriptors: Rape, Sexuality, Violence, Drinking, Campuses, Bayesian Statistics, Risk, Prevention, Two Year Colleges, Community College Students, Victims, Undergraduate Students, Universities, Comparative Analysis, Institutional Characteristics, Incidence, Student Characteristics, Educational Environment
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
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Author Affiliations: 1Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; 2School of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; 3Rankin Climate, Meadowlands, Pennsylvania, USA