Author ORCID Identifier
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7785-0711
Date Available
8-4-2025
Year of Publication
2023
Document Type
Doctoral Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
College
Education
Department/School/Program
Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology
Faculty
Dr. Joseph H. Hammer
Faculty
Dr. Sharon Rostosky
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the association that objective knowledge of mandatory reporting policies has with recent college sexual assault survivors’ disclosure. Chi-square analyses were used to determine if any differences exist between groups of sexual assault survivors who demonstrated various levels of knowledge of mandatory reporting policies and who disclosed or did not disclose their assault to various sources. This study was a secondary analysis of a large Southern university’s campus climate survey, collected in the spring semesters of 2015, 2016, and 2017. Data from those students who indicated being a survivor of any type of completed or attempted, penetrative or oral sexual assault within the past twelve months (N = 655) were analyzed. In contrast with the hypotheses, respondent knowledge of mandatory reporting policies was not associated with disclosure of sexual assault in this sample. Potential explanations for these findings, implications, and future directions are discussed.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.13023/etd.2023.891
Recommended Citation
Stanley, Amelia Ann, "The Effect of Mandatory Reporting Policy Knowledge on College Sexual Assault Disclosure" (2023). Theses and Dissertations--Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology. 127.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/edp_etds/127
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