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Abstract
Objective
Sexual violence is endemic on college campuses. Four-year campuses present high-risk environments for sexual violence and heavy episodic drinking is a robust risk factor for victimization. However, limited literature exists on sexual violence at two-year institutions, with most research focused on four-year campuses. We examined whether campus climates affect sexual violence prevalence rates.
Participants
Sexual misconduct campus climate data from two-year and four-year campus students.
Methods
We used Bayesian logistic regressions to compare sexual victimization odds between two- and four-year campuses.
Results
Four-year students were twice as likely to have experienced sexual victimization and 2.5 times more likely to engage in heavy episodic drinking compared to two-year students. The risk of sexual victimization associated with heavy episodic drinking was reliably similar across campus types.
Conclusions
Campus climates reliably impact student’s risk of sexual victimization. Based on these findings, two- and four-year campuses may need to implement distinct prevention services.
Acknowledgments
We would like to extend our gratitude for the American-Scandinavian Foundation for their support and cross-cultural collaboration. Their efforts facilitated this project by providing guidance and support for Danish scholars in training to collaborate with American experts..
Conflict of interest disclosure
The authors have no conflicts of interest to report. The authors confirm that the research presented in this article met the ethical guidelines, including adherence to the legal requirements, of USA and received approval from the Institutional Review Board of Georgia State University.