Alexa Martin-Storey1, Geneviève Paquette2, Manon Bergeron3, Jacinthe Dion4, Isabelle Daigneault5, Martine Hébert6, Sandrine Ricci7. 1. Groupe de recherche sur les inadaptations sociales de l'enfance, Département de Psychoéducation, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada. Electronic address: alexa.martin@gmail.com. 2. Groupe de recherche sur les inadaptations sociales de l'enfance, Département de Psychoéducation, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada. 3. Département de sexologie, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada. 4. Département des sciences de la santé, Centre de recherche interdisciplinaire sur les problèmes conjugaux et les agressions sexuelles, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, Saguenay, Canada. 5. Département de Psychologie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada. 6. Canada Research Chair in Interpersonal Traumas and Resilience, Département de sexologie, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada. 7. Département de sociologie, Université de Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Sexual violence is a pervasive problem on university campuses. Although previous work has documented greater vulnerability for sexual violence among sexual and gender minority students, little is known about contextual variation in vulnerability to this kind of violence. The goals of the current study were (1) to identify vulnerability among sexual and gender minority students with regard to sexual violence, and (2) to explore if the context of this violence differs across sexual and gender minority status. METHODS: Undergraduate students (ages 18-24) from six francophone universities in Quebec, Canada (N = 4,264) completed online questionnaires regarding their experience of sexual violence, as well as the context of these acts (e.g., the gender of the perpetrator, the status of the perpetrator, and the location of the violence). They also provided information regarding their sexual and gender minority status. Binary logistic regressions were conducted to assess for variation in experiencing sexual violence across sexual and gender minority status. RESULTS: Transgender/nonbinary students generally reported higher levels of sexual violence than their cisgender peers, while variation occurred with regard to vulnerability across sexual identity subgroups. Few differences in context were observed across sexual minority identity. Transgender/nonbinary students were significantly more likely to report sexual violence in athletic contexts and during volunteering activities compared to their cisgender peers. CONCLUSIONS: Findings highlight the higher levels of vulnerability for sexual violence among gender minority and some sexual minority university students. They also point to the contexts in which such violence occurs, suggesting specific strategies for prevention.
PURPOSE:Sexual violence is a pervasive problem on university campuses. Although previous work has documented greater vulnerability for sexual violence among sexual and gender minority students, little is known about contextual variation in vulnerability to this kind of violence. The goals of the current study were (1) to identify vulnerability among sexual and gender minority students with regard to sexual violence, and (2) to explore if the context of this violence differs across sexual and gender minority status. METHODS: Undergraduate students (ages 18-24) from six francophone universities in Quebec, Canada (N = 4,264) completed online questionnaires regarding their experience of sexual violence, as well as the context of these acts (e.g., the gender of the perpetrator, the status of the perpetrator, and the location of the violence). They also provided information regarding their sexual and gender minority status. Binary logistic regressions were conducted to assess for variation in experiencing sexual violence across sexual and gender minority status. RESULTS: Transgender/nonbinary students generally reported higher levels of sexual violence than their cisgender peers, while variation occurred with regard to vulnerability across sexual identity subgroups. Few differences in context were observed across sexual minority identity. Transgender/nonbinary students were significantly more likely to report sexual violence in athletic contexts and during volunteering activities compared to their cisgender peers. CONCLUSIONS: Findings highlight the higher levels of vulnerability for sexual violence among gender minority and some sexual minority university students. They also point to the contexts in which such violence occurs, suggesting specific strategies for prevention.
Authors: Nasrin Borumandnia; Naghmeh Khadembashi; Mohammad Tabatabaei; Hamid Alavi Majd Journal: BMC Public Health Date: 2020-11-30 Impact factor: 3.295