| Contents |
Sexual assault risk reduction: current state and historical underpinnings / Christine A. Gidycz -- Understanding the consequences of sexual assault: what does it mean for prevention to be trauma informed? / Anne P. DePrince, Kerry L. Gagnon -- Risk of rape across the ecosystem: outlining a framework for sexual assault risk reduction and resistance education / Katie M. Edwards, Stephanie N. Sessarego -- Women's appraisals of victimization risk: current status, methodological challenges, and future directions / Kristen N. Vitek, Gabriela Lopez, Ryan Ross, Elizabeth A. Yeater, Jenny K. Rinehart -- The role of psychological barriers in women's resistance to sexual assault by acquaintences / Jeanette Norris, Tina Zawacki, Kelly Cue Davis, William H. George -- "It's worth the fight!": women resisting rape / Christina M. Dardis, Sarah E. Ullman, Leanne R. Brecklin -- Women's alcohol use and risk of sexual victimization: implications for prevention / Maria Testa, Jennifer A. Livingston -- After the assault: effective treatments for survivors / Amanda K. Gilmore, Hollie F. Granato, Tracy Simpson, Hanna T. Pinsky, Lindsay M. Orchowski, Heidi Resnick -- Reducing the risk of a "second assault": engaging the community to enhance social reactions to disclosure of sexual victimization / Amy S. Untied, Katherine W. Bogen, Lindsay M. Orchowski -- Empowerment self-defense / Jocelyn A. Hollander -- What works? Critical components of effective sexual violence interventions for women on college and university campuses / Charlene Y. Senn, Jocelyn A. Hollander, Christine A. Gidycz -- Sexual violence as a global health problem: current evidence and future directions / Caroline Kuo, Catherine Mathews, Naeemah Abrahams -- Intervention for sexual revictimization among college women / Terri L. Messman-Moore, Amy A. McConnell -- Sexual assault risk and prevention among sexual and gender minority populations / Heather L. McCauley, Robert W.S. Coulter, Katherine W. Bogen, Emily F. Rothman -- Preventing sexual violence against people with disabilities: empowerment self-defense, risk reduction education, and organizational change / Meg Stone -- Women's sexual violence victimization and sexual health: impocations for risk reduction / Kelly Cue Davis, Elizabeth C. Neilson, Rhiana Wegner, Cynthia A. Stappenbeck, William H. George, Jeanette Norris -- A framework for evaluating sexual assault risk reduction and empowerment self-defense programs / Lindsay M. Orchowski, Miryan Yusufov, Daniel Oesterle, Grisel M. Garcia. |
| Abstract |
Sexual Assault Risk Reduction and Resistance explores the theory, research, and practice of sexual assault risk reduction, resistance education, and self-defense programs for women and other vulnerable groups, including sexual minorities, individuals with disabilities, and those with histories of victimization. Following an ecosystemic perspective, the book examines individual risk and protective factors for sexual victimization, as well as peer-, family-, community- and societal-level factors that influence risk for sexual violence and inform the content of programs. This volume brings together leading researchers and practitioners to operationalize sexual assault risk reduction approaches and highlights the rationale and need for risk reduction in the context of other sexual assault prevention efforts. The volume provides an overview of the history of this sexual assault prevention approach and addresses current controversies and questions in the field. The authors outline risk and protective factors for victimization and discuss how these factors guide risk reduction efforts. The volume also outlines the theory and effectiveness of current sexual assault risk reduction and resistance practices and addresses special populations and future directions. |
