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040			_aAFVC
100			_aTarzia, Laura _95233
245			_aWomen higher education students’ experiences of sexual violence : _ba scoping review and thematic synthesis of qualitative studies _cLaura Tarzia, Katrina Henderson-Brooks, Surriya Baloch and Kelsey Hegarty
260			_bSage, _c2023
500			_aTrauma, Violence & Abuse, 2023, First published online, 10 April 2023
520			_aSexual violence (SV) against women is common in higher education settings, causing serious harm to the health, well-being, and academic outcomes of victim/survivors. There have been numerous systematic reviews of the quantitative evidence on this topic, highlighting the prevalence, health impacts, and barriers and facilitators to help-seeking after SV. To date, however, qualitative research exploring the lived experience of women higher education students has not been synthesized. This scoping review and thematic synthesis of qualitative studies aims to map the global evidence on women higher education students’ experiences of SV and explore how they understand and make sense of their experiences. We searched five databases (CinAHL, Academic Search Complete, Medline, PsychInfo, and SocIndex) in January 2023 for relevant articles. Eligible articles needed to be published in English and describe qualitative or mixed-methods primary research on the lived experiences of women higher education students who were victim/survivors of SV. In all, 34 articles describing 32 studies met these inclusion criteria. Thematic analysis of data extracted from the included studies suggests that, for women higher education students, the experience of SV is characterized by profound shame, with often-irreversible impacts on hopes and plans for the future. Yet, at the same time, SV is normalized and expected as a part of the “student experience.” Furthermore, an imagined “specter” of “real violence” is held up as a constant comparison that serves to minimize and trivialize their experiences. These findings have important implications for higher education providers seeking to improve programs to address SV. (Authors' abstract). Record #8101
650			_aLITERATURE REVIEWS _9350
650		4	_aSEXUAL VIOLENCE _9531
650			_aTERTIARY STUDENTS _96257
650			_aVICTIM/SURVIVORS' VOICES _99763
651			_aINTERNATIONAL _93624
651		4	_aAUSTRALIA _92597
700			_aHenderson-Brooks, Katrina _911797
700			_aBaloch, Surriya _911798
700			_aHegarty, Kelsey _91330
773	0		_tTrauma, Violence & Abuse, 2023, First published online, 10 April 2023
830			_aTrauma, Violence & Abuse _94623
856			_uhttps://doi.org/10.1177/15248380231162976 _zDOI: 10.1177/15248380231162976 (Open access)
942			_2ddc _cARTICLE _hnews119