Sexual harassment and assault among university students in Norway: a cross-sectional prevalence study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of the current study was to provide estimates of both overall and specific forms of sexual harassment among male and female college and university students.

Design and setting

Data stem from a recent national student health survey from 2018 for higher education in Norway (the SHoT study (Students' Health and Wellbeing Study)).

Participants

50 054 full-time students (69.1% women) aged 18-35 years participated, yielding a response rate of 31%.

Main outcome measure

Sexual harassment was defined according to Norwegian legal regulations, and was assessed by self-report on seven items covering verbal, non-verbal and physical sexual harassment. We also collected data on the timeframe and frequency of the sexual harassment, in addition to the f

SUBMITTER: Sivertsen B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6561608 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature