Sexual Coercion Among Latina and Asian American Girls: Assessing Sexual Trauma Across Cultures

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominique A. Malebranche ◽  
Danielle Quintero ◽  
Bryana H. French
Keyword(s):  
Asian American ◽  
Sexual Coercion ◽  
Sexual Trauma

scholarly journals From sexual harassment to sexual assault: Prevalence and correlates of sexual trauma in the French military

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (11) ◽  
pp. e0259182
Author(s):  
Caroline Moreau ◽  
Dina Bedretdinova ◽  
Sandrine Duron ◽  
Aline Bohet ◽  
Henri Panjo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Sexual Harassment ◽  
Sexual Coercion ◽  
Sexual Trauma ◽  
Individual Factors ◽  
Female Representation ◽  
Us Military ◽  
French Military ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Sex With Men

Background Sexual harassment (SH) is prevalent in military settings and dependent on the workplace environment. Few studies have investigated this issue in non-US military settings nor have examined how contextual and individual factors related to Military Sexual Trauma (MST) vary by gender. Methods This study draws on a national sexual survey in the French military including 1268 servicemen and 232 servicewomen. We examined four sexual stressors (repeated sexual comments, sexual coercion, repeated unwanted verbal sexual attention and sexual assault (SA)) and two combined measures of verbal SH (comments, unwanted attention) and MST (all forms). We conducted multivariate logistic regressions to identify contextual and individual factors related to these outcomes. Results 36.7% of women and 17.5% of men experienced MST in the last year and 12.6% and 3.5% reported SA. Factors associated with verbal SH differed from those related to SA. The odds of verbal SH were elevated among men who had sex with men (OR = 3.5) and among women officers (OR = 4.6) while the odds of SA were elevated among men less than 25 years (OR = 3.5) and women with less than a high school diploma (OR = 10.9). The odds of SH increased by 20% to 80% when men worked in units with higher female representation, higher prevalence of MST (sexual comments, or sexual assault, coercion, repeated unwanted attention) and lower acceptance of women in the miliatry. The odds of SA also increased by 70% among men working in units with higher female representation and higher prevalence of sexual oppression. The odds of SA against women were particular high (OR = 5.7) in units with a high prevalence of sexual assault, coercion, or repeated unwanted attention. Conclusion MST is common in the French military, with women experiencing more severe forms than men. Our resuls call for programmatic action to reduce workplace factors related to verbal SH and SA in the French military.

Veterans, Military Sexual Trauma and PTSD: Rehabilitation Planning Implications

2011 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 33-40
Author(s):  
Janet K. Cater ◽  
Jerry Leach
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Coercion ◽  
Sexual Trauma ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Fiscal Year ◽  
Military Sexual Trauma ◽  
Sexual Assaults ◽  
Male Veterans ◽  
Gang Rape ◽  
The Military

Military sexual trauma (MST) can cause mental and physical illness in both men and women. It can also influence behavior and the ability to work with others. MST encompasses a range of unwanted sexual attentions ranging from gender harassment to sexual coercion and gang rape. Sexual assaults in the military continue to rise with an 11% increase reported for fiscal year 2009, including a 16% rise in the Afghanistan and Iraq war zones. This paper includes (a) a brief overview of MST; (b) how MST affects female veterans; (c) how MST affects male veterans; (d) the interrelationship of MST, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental health problems; (e) MST and its effect on quality of life; (j) current effective MST therapeutic treatments; and (g) rehabilitation considerations.

Annual review of Asian American psychology, 2012.

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 285-319
Author(s):  
Christine J. Yeh ◽  
Hyung-Chol Yoo ◽  
Ynez N. Lizarraga
Keyword(s):  
Asian American ◽  
Annual Review ◽  
American Psychology

Exploring the conceptualization of body image for Asian American women.

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 296-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie N. Wong ◽  
Brian TaeHyuk Keum ◽  
Daniel Caffarel ◽  
Ranjana Srinivasan ◽  
Negar Morshedian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Asian American Women ◽  
American Women

Traumatic experiences and associated symptomatology in Asian American middle school students.

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 209-223
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Davies-Mercier ◽  
Michelle W. Woodbridge ◽  
W. Carl Sumi ◽  
S. Patrick Thornton ◽  
Katrina D. Roundfield ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Traumatic Experiences ◽  
School Students
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