Can College Students Differentiate Between Consensual and Non-Consensual Sexual Activity? A Vignette Study
Groundwork: Following recent Title IX rulings, discourse on the future of sexual assault (SA) policies has intensified in colleges across the nation. National data on college students’ understanding of SA is limited. This study aims to assess college students' ability to identify consent and SA.
Research Questions: 1. Can students accurately recognize SA? 2. What factors influence students’ recognition of SA?
Approach: An exploratory, self-report vignette study, embedded in a national survey of college students.
Details: Makaylah Bangura, Elle Garver, Yusra Haroon, and Riley Fegley. (2025). “Can College Students Differentiate Between Consensual and Non-Consensual Sexual Activity? A Vignette Study.” Extensions of this project were presented at the Annual Meeting for the Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Justice Educators (PACJE, 2nd place), Penn State Altoona Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Fair (URCAF, 1st place disciplinary, 1st DEIB), and Penn State Behrend-Sigma Xi Undergraduate Research and Creative Accomplishments Conference (1st Psychology).
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| Work Title | Can College Students Differentiate Between Consensual and Non-Consensual Sexual Activity? A Vignette Study |
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| License | CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 (Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives) |
| Work Type | Poster |
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| Publication Date | April 2025 |
| DOI | doi:10.26207/p448-wa46 |
| Deposited | May 06, 2025 |
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