Document Type
Article
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2018.1456443
Abstract
Objective: The impact of interpersonal violence on college students has received considerable attention, yet no studies have been conducted among community college students, who comprise 40% of all American college students, and have unique risk factors and needs. Community College students are more likely to be women, people of color, working, parenting, and first generation college students. Participants: Data were collected from a simple random sample from four community colleges (n=435). Methods: A cross-sectional quantitative survey was used to assess the extent of intimate partner violence, trauma exposure, sexual violence, and associated mental health consequences among female students. Results: Over 27% of participants reported IPV in the past year, while 25% reported sexual assault and 34% reported other uncomfortable sexual experiences in their lifetime. Nearly 20% of participants were currently reporting PTSD symptoms. Conclusions: Community Colleges should work with service providers to build their capacity to respond to students’ needs. [The published Version of this work, published by Routledge in Journal of American College Health on June 2018, is available online: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07448481.2018.1456443?journalCode=vach20]
Disciplines
Social and Behavioral Sciences | Social Work
Publication Date
4-19-2018
Language
English
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Schrag, Rachel Voth and Edmond, Tonya, "INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE, TRAUMA, AND MENTAL HEALTH NEED AMONG FEMALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS" (2018). Social Work Faculty Publications & Presentations. 68.
https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/socialwork_facpubs/68