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17 J. Sch. Violence 1 (2018)

handle is hein.journals/wjsv17 and id is 1 raw text is: JOURNAL OF SCHOOL VIOLENCE Routle 2018, VOL. 17, NO. 1, 1-15 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15388220.2016.1190934 Taylor & Francis Group Interpersonal Violence Among College Students: Does Sexual Orientation Impact Risk of Victimization? Jamie A. Snydera, Heidi L. Schererb, and Bonnie S. Fisherc aDepartment of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida, USA; bDepartment of Sociology & Criminal Justice, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia, USA; cSchool of Criminal Justice, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA ABSTRACT ARTICLE HISTORY Researchers have shown that college students are at an increased risk of Received 20 October 2015 experiencing interpersonal violence (IV). One factor that appears to play a Accepted 20 April 2016 role in shaping their likelihoodof IV is sexual orientation. However, little is KEYWORDS known about this relationship and how IV rik varies across categories of e students; sexual orientation. Utilizing a sample of approximately 43,000 college stu- Colegperoa studen; ~interpersonal violence; dents from the American College Health Association's National College sexual orientation; target Health Assessment 11, this study examined the prevalence of IV across five congruence; victimization categories of self-identified sexual orientation and examined whether sex- ual orientation was a predictor of IV. Results indicated that, on average, students who identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or questioning were significantly more likely to experience IV than their heterosexual counter- parts. Implications for prevention and future research are discussed. Introduction A large body of research has been dedicated to identifying the predictors of interpersonal violence (IV), including intimate partner violence (IPV) and sexual victimization. Findings from this research highlight the importance of continuing to examine these issues. The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS), for example, reported that more than one in three women and over one in four men have experienced violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime. Additionally, 44% of women and 22% of men will experience some type of sexual violence during their lifetime, with 18% of women and a little over I% of men experiencing rape (Black et al., 2011). Related to the findings from the NISVS, studies focusing on college students provide further evidence that a substantial proportion of men and women have experienced IV during their college tenure. Sabina and Straus (2008) reported that 54% of male and female college students experienced at least one type of IPV in the past 12 months. Similarly, Amar and Gennaro (2005) found that 48% of college women reported experiencing psychological, sexual, or physical IPV within the past year. Research on sexual victimization among college students has produced similar results. Fisher, Cullen, and Turner (2000) reported that over 15% of college women experienced sexual victimization in the last 12 months. Further, Kilpatrick and colleagues (2007) found that over 5% of college women reported being raped within the last year. It is not surprising that these findings continue to arouse concern among researchers and college administrators, especially service providers and victim advocates. The NISVS also reported that experiences of IV differed by sexual orientation. For example, bisexual women experienced nearly all types of IV at significantly higher rates than heterosexual and CONTACT Jamie A. Snyder C jsnyderl@uwf.edu ( Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of West Florida, 11000 University Parkway, Pensacola, FL 32514, USA. © 2017 Taylor & Francis

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