RT Article
T1 Technology-Facilitated Abuse Among College Students: Prevalence and Consequences, and Examinations by Gender and Sexual Identity
JF Journal of interpersonal violence
VO 40
IS 17/18
SP 4252
OP 4272
A1 McMillan, Iris F.
A1 Brienzo, Michael J.
A1 Gezinski, Lindsay B.
A1 Kaniuka, Andréa
A1 Moxie, Jessamyn
A1 Willard, Jessica Anne
A1 Yoder, Anna
A1 Post, Abigail
A1 Reinken, Michelle
A1 Walker, Chelsey
A1 Ortiz, Chelsea
A1 Mennicke, Annelise
A2 Brienzo, Michael J.
A2 Gezinski, Lindsay B.
A2 Kaniuka, Andréa
A2 Moxie, Jessamyn
A2 Willard, Jessica Anne
A2 Yoder, Anna
A2 Post, Abigail
A2 Reinken, Michelle
A2 Walker, Chelsey
A2 Ortiz, Chelsea
A2 Mennicke, Annelise
LA English
YR 2025
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/193328207X
AB The purpose of this investigation is to document the prevalence and consequences of technology-facilitated abuse (TFA) among college students and examine whether gender identity and sexual identity are associated with TFA exposure and related academic and mental health consequences. Data were analyzed from a campus climate survey distributed in Spring 2022. Data from 1,543 college students were collected for TFA experiences, academic consequences, and TFA-related depression, anxiety, and traumatic stress. Multiple linear regression analyses were conducted to test for unique contributions of sexual identity, gender identity, and number of TFA experiences to the outcomes of academic consequences, depression, anxiety, and traumatic stress. The number of TFA experiences was a significant predictor across all models. The contributions of sexual identity and gender identity differed for each outcome. The results of this study align with prior research which has found sexual identity and gender identity to affect outcomes associated with TFA. In addition, TFA was more prevalent among sexual and gender minority students, and the consequences of TFA were more severe within this population. These results suggest that programming takes a dual approach in addressing TFA through reducing TFA exposure and mitigating the impacts of TFA on mental health and other outcomes.
K1 Internet and abuse
K1 dating violence < domestic violence
K1 GLBT
K1 mental health and violence
DO 10.1177/08862605241287801