Comparing Sexual Assault Prevalence Estimates Obtained With Direct and Indirect Questioning Techniques
Comparing Sexual Assault Prevalence Estimates Obtained With Direct and Indirect Questioning Techniques
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DOI：
10.1177/1077801210397743
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发表时间：
2011-02-01
影响因子：
2.2
通讯作者：
Childers, James M.
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作者：
Krebs, Christopher P.;Lindquist, Christine H.;Childers, James M.
人们对自我报告的性攻击数据的有效性表示关切，因为受害者可能不愿意透露发生在他们身上的事情。在这项研究中，使用匿名的，基于网络的调查，5,446名大学生女性的样本被问及他们的经验与身体强迫性侵犯使用直接和间接的提问方法。通过间接询问获得的身体强迫性侵犯的发生率略高于通过直接询问获得的估计数，但没有实质性或统计学差异。结果表明，无论是直接提问产生合理有效的估计性侵犯的患病率或项目计数技术不产生任何更有效的估计。
Concerns have been expressed about the validity of self-reported data on sexual assault, as victims might be reluctant to disclose what happened to them. In this study, using an anonymous, web-based survey, a sample of 5,446 undergraduate women were asked about their experiences with physically forced sexual assault using both direct and indirect questioning methods. The prevalence of physically forced sexual assault obtained via indirect questioning was slightly higher than, though not substantially or statistically different from, the estimate obtained via direct questioning. The results suggest that either direct questioning yields reasonably valid estimates of the prevalence of sexual assault or that the item count technique does not produce estimates that are any more valid.