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NO Means NO Worldwide 2011 Self-Defense Study

by Professor Munyae Mulinge Ph D, USIU.

This study investigated the relationship between self-defense training and the reduction in rape in the urban slum of Korogocho, Nairobi. We proved for the first time that Self-Defense can dramatically reduce the rate of rape incidence in a high risk population of girls. In Korogocho one in four girs were being raped every year. The year after they had taken Self-Defense classes the incidence decreased to 1 in 9.

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A Very Brief Compilation of SD Evidence

By Katy Mattingly 2012

A number of studies have found preliminary evidence that selfdefense training may decrease a woman’s chances of experiencing future sexual victimization as compared to women without training.

Women’s Self-Defense Programs In High-Conflict Areas

By Lynn Slaughter-Naves

The purpose of this paper is to examine the nature of violence against women as well as the current programs that exist to respond to it; particularly those programs that train women to defend themselves.

Fighting back works: The case for advocating and teaching selfdefense against rape.

by Marge Heyden, Tiel Jackson, Billie Anger, and Todd Ellner

This article is designed to encourage educators to teach their students self-defense skills applicable to rape resistance. Sexual assault is a serious problem, particularly for the young, and forceful resistance can be effective in preventing rape. Self-defense training can also contribute to psychological health. We believe that educators can have a significant role in preventing sexual assault through promoting self-defense training.

Evaluation outcomes of self-defense training for women: A review

Leanne R. Brecklin, Department of Criminal Justice, University of Illinois

The main goal of women’s self-defense training is to strengthen women’s capacity to defend themselves against potential attacks. Yet, the effects of women’s self-defense training extend considerably
beyond this objective, including physical, psychological, and behavioral impacts. Twenty quantitative studies that assess the effects of self-defense training on female participants are reviewed in this
article.
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Mechanisms Governing Empowerment Effects: A Self-Efficacy Analysis

Elizabeth M. Ozer and Albert Bandura, Stanford University

This experiment tested the hypotheses that perceived coping and cognitive control self-efficacy govern the effects of personal empowerment over physical threats. Women participated in a mastery modeling program in which they mastered the physical skills to defend themselves successfully against unarmed sexual assailants.

The Effects of Resistance Strategies on Rape

Janice M. Zoucha-Jensen, MSW, and Ann Coyne,PhD

This investigation sought to clarify which resistance strategies were associated with rape avoidance at what cost. Although this analysis could not determine casualty, it did indicate that forceful verbal
nesistance and physical resistance were all associated with rape avoidance, whereas nonforceful verbal resistance and no resistance were all associated with being raped.

The Roots of Resistance to Women’s Self-Defense

By Jocelyn A. Hollander, University of Oregon

Those who teach or research women’s self-defense often encounter significant resistance from others. In this article, the author discusses three major types of resistance to women’s self-defense (and to
women’s resistance to violence more generally): the belief that women’s resistance is impossible, that it is too dangerous, and that it risks blaming the victim.

Body Language and Assault Prevention: A Review of the Literature

by Brad Binder, Ph.D. © 1999, 2007
Used by permission from the author.

Please do not reprint or repost this article without first obtaining permission from the author.

It is a commonly held belief that training inSelf-Defense or a martial art leads to greater self-confidence and a reduced likelihood of being attacked.

Research in this area falls into two general categories: 1) comparing the psychosocial profiles of survivors of assault to either nonassaulted subjects or survivors of an attempted assault; and 2)
analysis of non-verbal cues to isolate behaviors that are interpreted as conveying vulnerability to assault. This paper summarizes published data about body language as related to assault prevention.