Date of Thesis

Spring 2026

Description

Campus sexual assault continues to be a prevalent problem, particularly at Bucknell. The present study is the first study out of Bucknell Campus Sexual Assault Research team to explore the new module of the Sexual Experiences Survey - Victimization (SESV) Cybersex (Koss et al., 2024). This is a mixed methods approach to exploring cybersex at Bucknell. The study explored prevalence rates, differences between gender binary, sexual orientation, and post-traumatic stress symptoms. The first hypothesis was that cybersex victimization will be prevalent at Bucknell. The next hypothesis was that women and sexual minorities would have higher rates of cybersex scores than men and heterosexuals. The study also aimed to explore whether those who indicated experiencing cybersex victimization will report higher overall PTS symptoms as measured by the Globalpsychotrauma scale (GPS). The present study found that cybersex happens at Bucknell, but not at the prevalence rate that Overall SESV happens. The present study also identified that there was not a difference in victimization by gender binary or sexual orientation. The present study did however, find a significant positive relationship between cybersex prevalence and overall GPS scores. These findings indicate that Bucknell students do experience cybersex victimization, but there does not appear to be a difference by gender binary and sexual orientation. However, the experiences of cybersex victimization do appear to have an impact on post traumatic stress, as indicated by the findings of the present study.

Keywords

cybersex, technology facilitated violence, campus sexual assault, posttraumatic stress, SESV

Access Type

Masters Thesis

Degree Type

Master of Science

Major

Psychology

First Advisor

Dr. Bill Flack

Second Advisor

Dr. Erica Delsandro

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