RT Article
T1 Small Social Networks and Disclosure After Campus Sexual Assault: how Race and School Size Can Limit Student Disclosure
JF Crime & delinquency
VO 69
IS 8
SP 1369
OP 1390
A1 Ratajczak, Kathleen
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1869123662
AB Barriers to disclosing and help seeking after campus sexual assault differ across campuses and students. Social network theory suggests that network type impacts disclosure and help-seeking behaviors, where high risk for network loss decreases disclosure and help-seeking behavior. This study, using qualitative interviews with 23 students from two universities, finds all students were concerned about losing friends after disclosure, but this was more salient for students with small social networks. Small social networks resulted from small campus size and racial minority status in a predominately white institution (PWI). The negative impacts of network loss were greatest for students of color who were unable to replace race-based networks, whereas white students were able to rebuild networks, even on a small campus.
K1 campus sexual assault
K1 Disclosure
K1 Intersectionality
K1 Social network theory
DO 10.1177/00111287221134918