@article{ref1,
title="Help-seeking among college survivors of dating and sexual violence: a qualitative exploration of utilization of university-based victim services",
journal="Journal of American college health",
year="2022",
author="Cusano, Julia and Wood, Leila and Ast, Roxanna S. and McMahon, Sarah and Steiner, Jordan J. and Spector, Cassie",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: Study uses qualitative data to examine help-seeking decisions as well as the drivers and barriers to utilization of university-based victim services through the accounts of survivors. Participants: The current study involves the analysis of 33 semi-structured interviews that were conducted with dating and sexual violence (DSV) survivors at a large, Mid-Atlantic University who both did and did not utilize university-based victim services. <br><br>METHODS: Data were analyzed using a thematic analysis approach. <br><br>RESULTS: Analysis shows that while survivors of DSV undergo a process of help-seeking that is similar to those described in previous help-seeking models, there are additional factors that contribute to a reluctancy to seek services at a university-based victim services center in particular that must be accounted for in the literature. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The findings from the current study underscore the importance of understanding the specific drivers and barriers to utilization of university-based victim services.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0744-8481",
doi="10.1080/07448481.2021.2024208",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2021.2024208"
}