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College Students with ADHD: Extending the Lifestyles/Routine Activities Framework to Predict Sexual Victimization and Physical Assault

Snyder, Jamie A.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1313684544

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2011, PhD, University of Cincinnati, Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services: Criminal Justice.
The victimization of college students has been the focus of many past studies. The majority of these studies have focused on using the lifestyles/routine activities framework to identify predictors of college student victimization. This framework posits that individuals who are exposed to risky situations, in close proximity to motivated offenders, are attractive targets, and lack capable guardianship are at high risk for victimization. While the lifestyles/routine activities framework has received support through empirical testing, some researchers have argued for the need to extend of the framework to incorporate other risk factors. ADHD is a potential risk factor that may be important in the prediction of college student victimization. Past research suggests that children with ADHD are at an increased risk of being victimized, however, no research could be located that examined the relationship between ADHD and victimization risk among young adults. Thus, this dissertation attempts to expand the lifestyles/routine activities framework in several areas: 1) provide an estimate of sexual victimization and physical assault prevalence among a national sample of college students 2) provide an estimate of the prevalence of ADHD among a national sample of college students 3) include ADHD as a potential risk factor in the prediction of sexual victimization and physical assault among college students 4) test the lifestyles/routine activities framework in the prediction of sexual victimization and physical assault. The findings indicate that ADHD is an important predictor of sexual victimization and physical assault, emerging as a significant risk factor across models. The lifestyles/routine activities theory also received general support particularly for the concepts of exposure, proximity, and guardianship. ADHD as an extension of the lifestyles/routine activities framework is discussed along with possible prevention methods.
Bonnie Sue Fisher, PhD (Committee Chair)
John Sloan, PhD (Committee Member)
Francis Cullen, PhD (Committee Member)
Pamela Wilcox, PhD (Committee Member)
172 p.
Criminology
Victimization; College students; ADHD; Lifestyles/routine activities theory; Sexual victimization; physical assault

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  • Snyder, J. A. (2011). College Students with ADHD: Extending the Lifestyles/Routine Activities Framework to Predict Sexual Victimization and Physical Assault [Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1313684544

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Snyder, Jamie. College Students with ADHD: Extending the Lifestyles/Routine Activities Framework to Predict Sexual Victimization and Physical Assault. 2011. University of Cincinnati, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1313684544.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Snyder, Jamie. "College Students with ADHD: Extending the Lifestyles/Routine Activities Framework to Predict Sexual Victimization and Physical Assault." Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1313684544

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