Investigating the Relationship Between Demographic Factors and Perceptions of Unwanted Sexual Attention in Nightlife Settings
Investigating the Relationship Between Demographic Factors and Perceptions of Unwanted Sexual Attention in Nightlife Settings
Kira Button Cassandra Mills Eric Koukounas Kerri Coomber Peter Miller Deakin University, Geelong, AustraliaKira Button is a third-year PhD candidate and Research Fellow in the School of Psychology at Deakin University. Her research is centered on understanding and preventing sexual harm within Australian nightlife venues.Cassandra Mills holds an Advanced Graduate Diploma in Psychology from Deakin University with a research focus on unwanted sexual attention in nightlife settings. Cassandra has a particular interest in how different sociodemographic factors inform perceptions of unwanted sexual attention, and the subsequent impact on prevalence of and attitudes toward inappropriate behavior in nightlife settings.Dr Eric Koukounas is a Lecturer in the School of Psychology at Deakin University. Dr Koukounas is an active researcher in the areas of human sexuality, violence, and aggression, and adult psychopathology.Dr Kerri Coomber is a Senior Research Fellow within the Center for Drug use, Addictive and Anti-social Behavior Research in the School of Psychology at Deakin University. She has worked within the area of alcohol-related harms and violence for 16 years.Peter Miller (PhD) is a Professor of Violence Prevention and Addiction Studies at the School of Psychology, Deakin University. Peter has been awarded over $15 m funding and has published over 300 journal articles, books, and peer-reviewed reports as well as completing five of the largest studies ever conducted into alcohol policy, licensed venues, and violence.