Publication Date
In 2024 | 6 |
Since 2023 | 20 |
Since 2020 (last 5 years) | 51 |
Since 2015 (last 10 years) | 104 |
Since 2005 (last 20 years) | 346 |
Descriptor
Adolescents | 584 |
Violence | 356 |
Sexual Abuse | 279 |
Sexuality | 206 |
Child Abuse | 147 |
Foreign Countries | 131 |
Children | 118 |
At Risk Persons | 115 |
Females | 108 |
Substance Abuse | 107 |
Prevention | 105 |
More ▼ |
Source
Author
Publication Type
Education Level
Secondary Education | 68 |
High Schools | 66 |
Middle Schools | 22 |
Elementary Secondary Education | 16 |
Junior High Schools | 15 |
Higher Education | 12 |
Grade 10 | 11 |
Grade 9 | 11 |
Grade 11 | 10 |
Elementary Education | 9 |
Grade 12 | 7 |
More ▼ |
Audience
Practitioners | 18 |
Teachers | 9 |
Policymakers | 7 |
Parents | 5 |
Administrators | 4 |
Researchers | 3 |
Counselors | 2 |
Community | 1 |
Support Staff | 1 |
Location
Canada | 17 |
United States | 14 |
South Africa | 11 |
Australia | 10 |
United Kingdom | 9 |
Minnesota | 8 |
California | 7 |
Netherlands | 7 |
New York | 7 |
India | 6 |
Texas | 6 |
More ▼ |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
MacAulay, Margaret; Ybarra, Michele L.; Saewyc, Elizabeth M.; Sullivan, T. Richard; Jackson, Lauren A.; Millar, Shannon – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2022
Scholarly conversations regarding sexual violence and sexuality education typically emphasise cisgender and heterosexual experiences, leaving sexual and gender minority young people's voices unheard. This happens despite adolescence being a crucial period for the onset of sexual violence, with sexual and gender minority youth reporting elevated…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Sexual Abuse, Violence, Social Bias
Hackett, Chelsea; Boyd, Ellory; Osnes, Beth; Fahmy, Sarah; Simmons, NyaJoy – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2023
In this article, we propose that using student-centred pedagogical approaches and engaging in the possibly controversial practice of educator self-disclosure may engender spaces in which educators, researchers and students can engage with the pressing question of sexual violence prevention together and, in particular, how can we keep each other…
Descriptors: Self Disclosure (Individuals), Violence, Sexual Abuse, Prevention
Kyle T. Ganson; Alexander Testa; Rachel F. Rodgers; Dylan B. Jackson; Jason M. Nagata – Journal of School Health, 2024
Background: This study aimed to investigate the association between violent sexual victimization and muscle-building exercise among adolescents. Methods: Cross-sectional data from the 2019 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (N = 8408) were analyzed. Two indicators of non-dating-related sexual violence (lifetime, past 12 months), along with one…
Descriptors: Violence, Sexual Abuse, Victims of Crime, Adolescents
Ruvalcaba, Yanet; Mercer Kollar, Laura M.; Everett Jones, Sherry; Mercado, Melissa C.; Leemis, Ruth W.; Ma, Zhen-Qiang – Journal of School Health, 2023
Background: Sexting is common among adolescents and is associated with numerous health risk behaviors and negative psychosocial constructs. This study examined the relationships between high school students' experiences with sexual violence victimization, dating violence victimization, and engagement in risky sexual behaviors with experiences of…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Sexuality, Adolescents
Atteberry-Ash, Brittanie; Walls, N. Eugene; Kattari, Shanna K.; Peitzmeier, Sarah M.; Kattari, Leo; Langenderfer-Magruder, Lisa – Journal of LGBT Youth, 2020
Forced sex is a major issue experienced by individuals of all ages, genders, and sexual orientations. Little is known about how LGBQ, transgender, and non-binary young people experience sexual violence. This study examines experiences of forced sex, exploring the intersection of sexual orientation and gender identity, as well as how other…
Descriptors: LGBTQ People, At Risk Persons, Sexual Identity, Sexual Orientation
Rajiva, Mythili – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2023
North American feminist scholarship on violence against women (VAW) focuses primarily on gendered-based violence and does not substantively incorporate intersectionality. In this paper, I offer a comparative analysis of Canadian Indigenous and White middle-class adolescent girls' narratives of toxic masculinity, rape culture and sexual violence. I…
Descriptors: Whites, Indigenous Populations, Sexual Abuse, Violence
Katie M. Edwards; Victoria L. Banyard; Laurie M. Graham – School Social Work Journal, 2023
Research highlights the high rates and deleterious outcomes of teen dating and sexual violence (DSV), underscoring the critical role of prevention. School personnel have an important role in preventing DSV among teens. The purpose of this study was to explore the rates and correlates of school personnel's opportunity and actions to intervene in…
Descriptors: School Personnel, High Schools, Sexual Abuse, Rape
Messerschmidt, James W. – Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal, 2017
In this paper the author summarizes several life history case studies of adolescent boys who were identified at school as "wimps" and who eventually engaged in various forms of sexual violence. Such boys rarely are--if at all--discussed in the childhood, education and feminist literatures on sexual violence. The life stories reveal the…
Descriptors: Males, Correlation, Bullying, Masculinity
Avanti Adhia; Dylan Pugh; Ruby Lucas; Megan Rogers; Jessi Kelley; Betty Bekemeier – Journal of School Health, 2024
Background: Sexual violence (SV) is a serious public health concern, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning (LGBTQ+) youth report higher rates than their heterosexual and cisgender peers. This qualitative study aimed to understand LGBTQ+ students' perspectives on how middle and high school environments can better prevent…
Descriptors: Adolescents, LGBTQ People, Violence, Sexual Abuse
Morison, Tracy; Macleod, Catriona Ida; Lynch, Ingrid – Gender and Education, 2022
The dominant 'heterosexual script' positions men as sexually desiring subjects who initiate sex and use active displays of power to attract women, and women as passive sexual objects who use indirect means to attract men (e.g. physical appearance). While much research has highlighted how this script is deployed in high school settings, less work…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Sex Stereotypes, Sexual Abuse, Prevention
Heiden-Rootes, Katie; Salas, Joanne; Moore, Rachel; Hasan, Shah; Wilson, Lauren – Journal of School Health, 2020
Background: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and questioning (LGBQ) adolescents are at increased risk of poor mental health due to minority stress, a chronic stress associated discrimination, social rejection, and victimization brought on by prejudicial attitudes towards LGBQ individuals. To improve understanding of the differential impact of various kinds…
Descriptors: LGBTQ People, Adolescents, Victims, Mental Health
UK Department for Education, 2021
This guidance applies to all schools and colleges and is for: headteachers, teachers and staff governing bodies, proprietors and management committees It sets out the legal duties that must be followed to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people under the age of 18 in schools and colleges. It is divided into five parts: (1)…
Descriptors: School Safety, Child Safety, Legal Responsibility, School Administration
Molnar, Timea; Rynne, John; Allard, Troy; McKillop, Nadine – Youth & Society, 2023
This study examined specific circumstances precipitating onset sexual offenses in a sample of 278 Australian male youth who have sexually harmed. Offense narratives--a description of how the onset offense was initiated, interactions and behavior that took place leading up to, and during, the offense, and how the offense ended--were qualitatively…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sexual Abuse, Males, Interaction
Moore, Amber – Teaching Education, 2023
This paper explores how teachers in training co-created a canon of texts for teaching about trauma issues, including sexual violence. This paper represents a piece of a larger feminist study where 23 teacher candidate participants took up readings in a sexual trauma text set and responded to pedagogy for teaching such texts with Canadian…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Career Readiness, Trauma
Gerlsma, Coby; Lugtmeyer, Valerie – Journal of School Violence, 2018
Victims of injustice and aggression may have strong feelings about the perpetrator(s) that may impede their efforts to cope with the victimizing experience. We examined to what extent adolescents' interpersonal responses to victimization in terms of revenge and forgiveness depend on offense type. Of 455 Dutch students from various educational…
Descriptors: Victims of Crime, Prosocial Behavior, Antisocial Behavior, Adolescents