Citation

Koss MP, Cleveland HH. Violence Against Women 1996; 2(2): 180-190.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1996, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

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PMID

12295458

Abstract

This article discusses the contribution of athletic participation and fraternity membership to the prediction of date rape on campus. The article points on issues that make it difficult to weigh the available evidence, including methodological and conceptual problems. The issue that was addressed is demonstrated to be provocative and complex. Data suggest that the field is currently unable to answer definitively whether athletes and fraternity members are typically more sexually aggressive, whether some groups in some locations are, or whether these men may differ from others in the forms of sexual aggression they favor. This article suggested some guidance for future research that might enlighten an issue with practical relevance for college campuses, and could result in information that directly informs about rape education and prevention. Such studies are highly prioritized because of the significance of information on shaping prevention programs for date rape on campus.

Language: en