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The Nature and Scope of Sexual Assault Victimization of Adults

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Sexual victimization is a serious social and public health problem that affects adults in all walks of life. Although women are more at risk for this type of victimization, other groups such as men and sexual minorities are also at risk. Another group commonly studied is college students, as they also have a high risk for sexual victimization. This chapter presents an overview of various types of sexual victimization, the extent of this type of victimization, and risk factors linked with exposure to sexual victimization. Focus is also given to efforts that aim to prevent sexual victimization. The most effective programs, such as self-defense and bystander intervention, are presented and discussed.

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Daigle, L.E., Azimi, A. (2020). The Nature and Scope of Sexual Assault Victimization of Adults. In: Geffner, R., White, J.W., Hamberger, L.K., Rosenbaum, A., Vaughan-Eden, V., Vieth, V.I. (eds) Handbook of Interpersonal Violence and Abuse Across the Lifespan. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62122-7_221-1

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