NCJ Number
117497
Journal
Journal of Family Violence Volume: 4 Issue: 1 Dated: (March 1989) Pages: 63-76
Date Published
1989
Length
14 pages
Annotation
A random sample of students at a large Midwestern University was selected in order to examine whether and how physical and sexual abuse were related to each other for men and women, whether they occurred in multiple relationships, and how victims responded to abusive incidents.
Abstract
It was found that sexual abuse was more common than physical abuse, but only for women: 17 percent of the men and 27 percent of the women were physically abused by one or more dating partners. Sexual abuse was quite common with 22 percent of the men and 36 percent of the women who report sexual victimization by one or more dating partners. Women were more likely to experience sexual than physical abuse while dating, and those who sustained sexual abuse in one relationship were likely to sustain sexual abuse in other relationships. Finally, victims of abuse were more likely to tell their friends they had been abused than report it to criminal justice authorities. Strategies to help prevent sexual abuse are discussed. 3 tables and 28 references. (Author abstract modified)