The next ViCE seminar is this Thursday, August 27, 1-2pm ET.
To receive the Zoom link for this seminar, please click here to register.
Presenter: Kennedy Johnston, Texas A&M University
Title: The Under-Reporting of Sexual Assault: An Experiment on Victims, Perpetrators, and Social Judgment
Abstract: Sexual assault imposes substantial economic costs, yet existing data likely understate its prevalence. I investigate how social judgment suppresses disclosure by victims and perpetrators. In an online experiment with 1,600 college students and graduates, respondents answer questions about rape and unwanted sexual contact using direct elicitation or "hard-garbling," which provides plausible deniability. Among women, deniability increases reports of non-rape victimization by 23 percent. Among men, it doubles reports of rape perpetration, with 13.1 percent admitting perpetration under hard-garbling. I also find widespread beliefs that victims may be lying and misperceptions about victim-blaming prevalence, suggesting victims anticipate negative judgment for disclosing.
Please note that this a work-in-progress seminar intended for a research audience. Non-researchers are welcome, but expect the conversation to be focused on data and research methods. Seminars are not recorded or transcribed, to encourage candid and constructive feedback from participants.
The full seminar schedule is always available here: https://jenniferdoleac.com/vice-seminar/
See you soon,
Jen Doleac
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