Abstract
The literature has documented the widespread nature of sexual assault victimization among college women. While the aftermath of violence against university women has also received focus, that is, documenting trauma-related sequelae; risk factors; reporting patterns; and legal interventions, the impact on academic performance has not received adequate attention in the literature. The primary purpose of this study was to explore the association of rape and sexual assault with academic performance among college women. Its specific aims included the following: to compare high school and college sexual assault experiences with collegiate grade point averages (GPAs) at key points in time; to examine any differences in GPA by type of sexual assault; to urge researchers studying retention and persistence patterns or sexual assault among college students to ensure that the relationship between the two is included in research designs; and to recommend that academic institutions expand programming on retention to include rape and sexual assault among the risk factors associated with a lack of persistence.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 191-200 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Trauma, Violence, and Abuse |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 2014 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Portions of this research were supported by NIAAA grant F31 AA020767-01 and by a Cralle-Day Young Scholars grant from the University of Kentucky Center for Research on Violence Against Women, both to Jessica L. Combs.
Funding
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Portions of this research were supported by NIAAA grant F31 AA020767-01 and by a Cralle-Day Young Scholars grant from the University of Kentucky Center for Research on Violence Against Women, both to Jessica L. Combs.
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism | F31 AA020767-01 |
| Office on Violence Against Women |
Keywords
- academic performance
- retention
- sexual assault
- victimization
- women
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Health(social science)
- Applied Psychology
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
