Awareness of vulnerability to a negative outcome is considered a necessary first step to risk reduction and prevention behaviors. Accordingly, sexual assault awareness programs have sought to inform college students of the prevalence of college sexual victimization and the risk factors that contribute. The goal of the current study was to consider the degree to which incoming college freshman women recognize their risk of experiencing sexual victimization and to examine whether risk factors such as alcohol use contribute to those perceived chances. Freshman women (N = 252) were recruited via email early in the Fall semester to participate in an online survey. As expected, women perceived their own chances of sexual victimization (21.4%) to be lower than those of the average freshman at the same university (43.7%). Prior sexual victimization, typical drinking, and expected hookups predicted higher perceived risk of being victimized. Only prior victimization predicted higher perceived risk of sexual victimization for others. On average, freshman women acknowledge their substantial risk of experiencing sexual victimization during their first year of college and overestimate the chances that others will be victimized. Findings show high awareness of sexual assault and its risk factors among college students but point toward a need for prevention that goes beyond education and awareness campaigns.

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机会是什么？大学女性自我和他人性受害的感知风险。

意识到对负面结果的脆弱性被认为是降低风险和预防行为的必要第一步。因此，性侵犯意识计划试图告知大学生大学性受害的普遍性和促成的风险因素。当前研究的目的是考虑进入大学新生的女性在多大程度上认识到她们遭受性侵害的风险，并检查诸如饮酒等风险因素是否有助于这些感知的机会。秋季学期初通过电子邮件招募新生女性（N = 252）参加在线调查。正如预期的那样，女性认为自己遭受性侵害的几率（21.4%）低于同一所大学的普通新生（43.7%）。先前的性受害，典型的饮酒和预期的联播预示着更高的受害风险。只有先前的受害预测他人遭受性受害的风险更高。平均而言，新生女性承认她们在大学第一年遭受性侵害的风险很大，并高估了其他人成为受害者的可能性。调查结果表明，大学生对性侵犯及其风险因素的认识很高，但指出需要进行超出教育和宣传活动的预防。新生女性承认她们在大学第一年遭受性侵害的风险很大，并高估了其他人受害的可能性。调查结果表明，大学生对性侵犯及其风险因素的认识很高，但指出需要进行超出教育和宣传活动的预防。新生女性承认她们在大学第一年遭受性侵害的风险很大，并高估了其他人受害的可能性。调查结果表明，大学生对性侵犯及其风险因素的认识很高，但指出需要进行超出教育和宣传活动的预防。