1 Department of Psychology, College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, North Carolina Central University, United States of America.
2 J. Sollers Psychophysiology & Health Laboratory, Department of Psychology, College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, North Carolina Central University, United States of America.
3 NCCU Debra O. Parker Research Incubator, Department of Psychology, College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, North Carolina Central University, United States of America.
4 Psychoneuroendocrine and Rare Diseases Laboratory, Department of Psychology, College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, North Carolina Central University, United States of America.
5 Duke University Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, United States of America.
6 School of Psychology, Fielding Graduate University, United States of America.
7 Behavioral Health Psychology Internship, College of Health Sciences and Technology, Rochester Institute of Technology, United States of America.
8 Bridges Point, Inc. Sickle Cell Foundation, United States of America.
9 Wake Forest Medical Center, United States of America.
10 Department of Basic Science, College of Medicine, California Northstate University, United States of America
11 Department of Psychological Sciences, College of Arts, Sciences, and Education, Winston-Salem State University, United States of America.
12. Department of Psychology, College of College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, Thomas More University, United States of America.
13 Private Practice, United States of America.
14 NCCU Community and Health Psychology Laboratory, Department of Psychology, College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, North Carolina Central University, United States of America.
Received on 21 July 2024; revised on 30 August 2024; accepted on 02 September 2024
Sexual assaults continue to be a prevalent issue on college campuses. Research has shown that being sexually assaulted is associated with adverse outcomes in college students' grade point average (GPA). However, self-reported history of sexual violence perpetration and its associations with GPA has not been studied at the college level. A history of sexual violence as either perpetrator or victim has not been extensively explored, particularly in individuals at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Questionnaire data were collected on 2068 students attending an HBCU who self-identified as men and women on various demographic and academic outcomes. The experience of sexual violence (perpetrator or victim) in the past year, age, and self-identified gender were evaluated as predictors of GPA. Results indicated that women and older individuals had higher GPAs (p <0.001), and these factors accounted for about 1% of the variance in GPA. In comparison, the addition of being a perpetrator of sexual violence augmented the variance and accounted for 2.3% (p < 0.001). These effects are small but significant predictors and open a new line of research into the traits of those who commit sexual assault on college campuses.
Sexual assault; Grade point average; Age; Gender
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Serenia R. Fulcher, John J. Sollers, III, Camela S. Barker, Mary Wood, Goldie S. Byrd, W. Jeff Bryson, Jasmine Benner, Jessica Miller, Brianna Jones, John J. Sollers, IV , Grace D. Donahue, Wandy Cubilete, Beyonnshea N. Lucas, Sherry Eaton, Debra O. Parker, Malik Muhammad, Samantha Beavers, Cara Green, Tanisha Burford, Jonathan Livingston, Shiv Sudhakar, Elwood Robinson and Christopher L. Edwards. Flying under the radar: Gender, violence and grade point average. World Journal of Biology Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 2024, 19(03), 074–085. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjbphs.2024.19.3.0584