Factors Associated with Unwanted Sexual Attention in Australian Nightlife Districts: An Exploratory Study of Nightlife Attendees.
Ryan BaldwinTavleen DhinsaDominique de AndradeKerri CoomberAshlee CurtisSamantha WellsJason A FerrisCheneal PuljevicShannon HyderSteven LitherlandPeter G MillerPublished in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2022)
The current study found that individual factors were unrelated to experiences of UWSA, indicating that simply being in the nightlife environment, especially as a female, increases the risk of UWSA victimisation. Understanding and exploring social and environmental risk factors, rather than individual factors, is needed to prevent victimisation in nightlife environments.