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Exploring the academic experience of college student survivors of sexual violence: a phenomenological inquiry

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dc.contributor.authorLorenzo, Lorisa, author
dc.contributor.authorAnderson, Sharon K., advisor
dc.contributor.authorChesson, Craig, committee member
dc.contributor.authorHaddock, Shelley, committee member
dc.contributor.authorKuk, Linda, committee member
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-13T16:41:45Z
dc.date.available2020-01-13T16:41:45Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractApproximately 21% of female undergraduates and 7% of male undergraduates report being sexually assaulted while in college (Krebs et al., 2016). Student survivors of sexual violence experience negative impacts on their academic performance, which can result in a lower grade-point average (GPA) and a decision to leave the institution where the incident occurred (Baker et al., 2016). To gain a better understanding of the academic experience of college student survivors of sexual violence, the author conducted a qualitative phenomenological study using the descriptive phenomenological psychological method developed by Giorgi (Giorgi, 2009) to answer the following research question: "How do college student survivors of sexual violence describe their academic experiences following an incident of sexual violence?" Six currently enrolled undergraduate college students completed semistructured interviews to explore their lived academic experiences following an incident of sexual violence. In-depth analysis of the data revealed the following essential constituents of the academic experience of participants following the incident of sexual violence: negative emotional and mental health consequences, shame and self-blame, isolation from classmates and professors, impaired ability to focus on academic tasks, losing motivation and questioning academic goals, finding ways to cope, healing and reconnection, and academic identity as more than GPA. These essential constituents constitute the general structure of the academic experience of participants following an incident of sexual violence. Results of the study provide a deeper understanding the psychological mechanisms through which sexual violence negatively impacts the academic experience of college student survivors of sexual violence.
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dc.format.mediumdoctoral dissertations
dc.identifierLorenzo_colostate_0053A_15761.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10217/199789
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
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dc.subjectacademic performance
dc.subjecthigher education
dc.subjectsexual violence
dc.subjectcollege students
dc.subjectacademic experience
dc.subjectsexual assault
dc.titleExploring the academic experience of college student survivors of sexual violence: a phenomenological inquiry
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thesis.degree.disciplineEducation
thesis.degree.grantorColorado State University
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

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