title: Prevalence of Sexual Aggression Victimization and Perpetration in a Sample of Female and Male College Students in Turkey.
abstract: In Turkey, there is a shortage of studies on the prevalence of sexual aggression among young adults. The present study examined sexual aggression victimization and perpetration since the age of 15 in a convenience sample of N = 1,376 college students (886 women) from four public universities in Ankara, Turkey. Prevalence rates for different coercive strategies, victim-perpetrator constellations, and sexual acts were measured with a Turkish version of the Sexual Aggression and Victimization Scale (SAV-S). Overall, 77.6% of women and 65.5% of men reported at least one instance of sexual aggression victimization, and 28.9% of men and 14.2% of women reported at least one instance of sexual aggression perpetration. Prevalence rates of sexual aggression victimization and perpetration were highest for current or former partners, followed by acquaintances/friends and strangers. Alcohol was involved in a substantial proportion of the reported incidents. The findings are the first to provide systematic evidence on sexual aggression perpetration and victimization among college students in Turkey, including both women and men.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , University of Potsdam , Potsdam , Germany.
authors.forename: Isabell
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Schuster
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , University of Potsdam , Potsdam , Germany.
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Krahé
authors.affiliation: b Department of Educational Sciences , Kocaeli University.
authors.forename: Ezgi
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Toplu-Demirtaş
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000067292:Alcohol Drinking in College; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology; D014495:Universities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult