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Community Leaders’ Perceptions Of Violence Against Women As A Public Health Issue, Deborah J. Bartz
Community Leaders’ Perceptions Of Violence Against Women As A Public Health Issue, Deborah J. Bartz
Masters Theses
The purpose of this thesis was to identify correlates of support for the involvement of local public health departments in the prevention of violence against women. The research is a secondary analysis of data from community leaders in the 50 public health catchment areas throughout Michigan.
A total of 525 community leaders were identified by health officers and were mailed surveys that dealt with a wide range of health policy issues. Three hundred and fifty-one surveys were returned.
The analysis were designed to determine which factors would affect support for treating violence against women as a public health issue. A …
Sex Differences In The Relations Between Sex Guilt And Sexual Experience, Melanie M. Brown
Sex Differences In The Relations Between Sex Guilt And Sexual Experience, Melanie M. Brown
Masters Theses
The purpose of this study was to examine whether sex differences exist in the relations between sex guilt and sexual behavior. Past research has examined variables that affect sex guilt and found that sex guilt and sexual behavior are inversely related. This study specifically examined sex differences and how they affect this relation. The participants were 163 male and female undergraduate students at Eastern Illinois University. Mosher's revised Sex guilt Inventory and Paulson and Sputa's Sexual Behavior Frequency survey were administered along with a biographical data sheet.
Bivariate correlation analyses revealed that sex guilt and sexual behavior were inversely related. …
Gender And University Athletic Status As Factors In Rape Myth Acceptance, Johanna L. Moore
Gender And University Athletic Status As Factors In Rape Myth Acceptance, Johanna L. Moore
Masters Theses
Two hundred eighty-seven students representing each of the four undergraduate levels and the graduate level participated in this study. Participants completed questions about personal characteristics and the long form of the Rape Myth Acceptance Scale developed by Diana Payne (1993). A 2 x 2 analysis of variance was used to assess the effects of gender and athletic status (intercollegiate athlete vs. nonathlete) on the overall RMA score and seven subscale scores. Results showed that men had higher rape myth acceptance than women on all subscale scores and total RMA scale. Athletes as a group had higher RMA than nonathletes on …