Beyond Awareness

Background: Universities require sexual violence prevention strategies that integrate gender awareness, recognition of abusive conduct, perceptions of safety, and knowledge of institutional reporting channels. Objective: This study describes these four dimensions in a student survey and identifies the most salient informational gaps. Methods: A secondary descriptive analysis was conducted on 200 individual responses captured in a university survey workbook. Twenty yes/no items were organized into four predefined five-item domains. Item-level affirmative proportions and equal-item domain averages were calculated, recoding eight unanswered items as “No” in fixed-denominator descriptive summaries. Results: Mean affirmative response proportions were 86.4% for gender awareness, 96.6% for sexual violence literacy, 90.2% for perceived safety and engagement, and 87.3% for reporting-related knowledge and intentions. Although 97.0% endorsed willingness to report or assist reporting, only 72.5% identified awareness of the relevant campus task force or designated support unit. A further 78.0% recognized potentially harmful gender stereotypes. Conclusion: Responses indicate high declared awareness but uneven knowledge of institutional help pathways. These cross-sectional self-reports neither establish prevention effectiveness nor demonstrate actual reporting behavior. Targeted communication of reporting contacts, practical guidance, and follow-up behavioral evaluation are warranted.