A Need for More Research: How to Understand Elevated Rates of Sexual Assault Among Bisexual College Women.

IF 1.5 Q2 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY

Violence and Gender Pub Date : 2023-09-01 Epub Date: 2023-09-14 DOI:10.1089/vio.2022.0022

Jessie V Ford, Ruth Shefner

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Abstract

Bisexual college women exhibit some of the highest rates of sexual assault among all college students. Existing research relies on sexual orientation-related stigma as an explanation for these disparities. In this study, we use data from the Online College Social Life Survey (OCSLS) to explore factors that elevate the risk of sexual assault for bisexual college women compared to heterosexual women. Results show that bisexual women exhibit higher rates of sexual assault since the beginning of college for all types of sexual assault, compared to heterosexual women. We find that perceived sexual disrespect, sexual interactions with men, alcohol use, earlier sexual debut, and multiple ongoing partnerships are associated with a higher risk of sexual assault for both bisexual and heterosexual women. Compared to heterosexual women, bisexual women exhibited higher odds of experiencing sexual assault across the majority of risk factors. We envision this study as a preliminary exploration that can inform ongoing work examining which bisexual women are at the highest risk for sexual assault. Implications for future research and intervention are discussed.

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需要更多的研究：如何理解双性恋大学女性性侵率的上升。

在所有大学生中，双性恋大学生的性侵率最高。现有的研究依赖于与性取向相关的污名来解释这些差异。在这项研究中，我们使用在线大学社会生活调查（OCSLS）的数据来探索与异性恋女性相比，双性恋大学女性遭受性侵风险更高的因素。结果显示，与异性恋女性相比，自大学开始以来，双性恋女性在所有类型的性侵中都表现出更高的性侵率。我们发现，对双性恋和异性恋女性来说，感知到的性不尊重、与男性的性互动、饮酒、早期性行为以及多次持续的伴侣关系都与更高的性侵风险有关。与异性恋女性相比，在大多数风险因素中，双性恋女性遭受性侵的几率更高。我们认为这项研究是一项初步探索，可以为正在进行的研究哪些双性恋女性遭受性侵的风险最高的工作提供信息。讨论了对未来研究和干预的影响。

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