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Toward a Multi-Level, Ecological Approach to the Primary Prevention of Sexual Assault

Year: 2009

Type: review

Abstract: Although sexual assault prevention programs have been increasingly successful at improving knowledge about sexual violence and decreasing rape-supportive attitudes and beliefs among participants, reducing sexually assaultive conduct itself remains an elusive outcome. This review considers efforts to support change for individuals by creating prevention strategies that target peer network and community-level factors that support sexual violence. To this end, the article examines successful ecological prevention models from other prevention fields, identifies the components of multilevel prevention that appear critical to efficacy and discusses their application to existing and emerging sexual violence prevention strategies.

Source: Trauma Violence & Abuse

DOI: 10.1177/1524838009334129

Authors: Erin A. Casey, Taryn P. Lindhorst

Institutions: University of Washington Tacoma, University of Washington

Language: English

Topic: Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies

Subfield: Gender Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Gender equality

Open Access status: green

Funders: John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, National Institute of Mental Health, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development