Unsafe in the camouflage tower: sexual victimization and perceptions of military academy leadership

Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Jamie A SnyderLeah E Daigle

Abstract

Few studies have examined sexual victimization among cadets and midshipmen at the three U.S. Military Academies. Self-report data from the 2005 Service Academy Sexual Assault Survey of Cadets and Midshipmen (n = 5,220) were used to examine the extent of unwanted sexual attention, sexual harassment, unwanted sexual contact, sexual coercion, and rape within the last academic year and their effects on cadets' and midshipmen's perceptions of their leadership's morality and intolerance for sexual victimization. About 60% of cadets and midshipmen experienced at least one type of sexual victimization and 25% reported that they had experienced polyvictimization (e.g., two or more types). Eighty-six percent of female and 42% of male cadets and midshipmen were sexually victimized. Those who were sexually victimized had significantly more negative views of their leadership's morality and intolerance for sexual victimization than nonvictims. Cadets and midshipmen who reported experiencing polyvictimization were more likely to perceive leadership as less moral and more tolerant of sexual victimization than those experiencing a single type. This pattern also was observed for gender-specific models; both male and female victims reported more ...Continue Reading

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Jun 15, 2007·Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology·Amy E StreetKacie Kelly
Mar 1, 2008·Journal of Interpersonal Violence·Leah E DaigleFrancis T Cullen
Dec 17, 2008·Violence and Victims·Chiara Sabina, Murray A Straus
Nov 7, 2009·Military Medicine·Maureen MurdochDiane Cowper Ripley
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Jan 29, 2014·Journal of Interpersonal Violence·Shelley Johnson ListwanWendy P Guastaferro

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