ACU Cultural Reform Research

ACU CR-Front Matters
Drs Hester Wilson and Diane Spencer Scarr are independent researchers who are undertaking a survey, on behalf of [xxx]. This survey examines [xxx] students’ experience, and opinions in regard to, issues around sexual harassment and assault. The purpose of this research is to provide better support for students at [xxx].
We would appreciate your participation in this research by completing the short anonymous survey below which takes most people take 10 to 12 minutes to complete.
• This survey operates under the provisions of the Privacy Act and do not have access to your contact details.
• The survey is not compulsory and is completely anonymous – you will not be asked to provide your name, student number or other contact details at any stage.
• None of the information collected in the survey can be used to identify you.
• Your answers will remain strictly confidential and will be combined with information from other students of [xxx].
The survey is being conducted under University of Sydney Human Ethics Committee approval (HC Reference Number [xxx]). If you wish to read a full Participant Information Statement click here.
If you experience any feelings of distress during or after participating in the survey, you can access support by calling [xxx].
The Ethics Approval process requires us to obtain your consent to do the survey by completing the table below before you start the survey. Please complete the Consent Form below and then start the survey by clicking on the NEXT button below.
Consent Form *
3. Is your current residence for
4. Which best describes your gender?
5. Do you consider yourself to be
6. Do you identify yourself as
7. Do you have a disability?
8. Before coming to this student accommodation, where did you live?
9. In this question we would like you to consider experiences that occurred, which are NOT via technology. If you have selected yes to any of these, please indicate where it happened by using the dropdown box options. Which, if any, of the following have you experienced in a way that was unwelcome:

9.1. Unwelcome touching, hugging, cornering or kissing
9.2. Inappropriate staring or leering that made you feel intimidated
9.3. Sexual gestures, indecent exposure or inappropriate display of the body
9.4. Sexually suggestive comments or jokes that made you feel offended
9.5. Sexually explicit pictures, posters or gifts that made you feel offended
9.6. Repeated or inappropriate invitations to go out on dates
9.7. Intrusive questions about your private life or physical appearance that made you feel offended
9.8. Inappropriate physical contact
9.9. Requests or pressure for sex, or other sexual acts
9.10. Other unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature (excluding online)
10. In this question we would like you to consider experiences that DO USE technology. If you have selected yes to any of these, please indicate where it happened by using the dropdown box options.
Which, if any, of the following have you experienced in a way that was unwelcome:

10.1. Sexually explicit emails or SMS messages.
10.2. Repeated or inappropriate advances on email, social networking websites or internet chat rooms.
10.3. Inappropriate commentary, images or film of you distributed on some form of social media without your consent.
10.4. Other unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature that occurred online.
11. Which of these incidents occurred most recently?
12. Where did this most recent incident happened?
13. Was this accommodation for …
15. How many of them were known to you?
16. What was the relationship of this person/ these people to you. Please select all that apply.
17. Was this person / these people...
18. Did you seek support or assistance in relation to the incident?
22. Did you formally report or make a formal complaint about the incident to anyone?
23. Who did you report it to? Please select all that apply.
24. Did the person taking your report explain their formal reporting or complaint processes to you, including any involvement with or processes for reporting to the police?
25. How satisfied were you with the formal reporting or complaint process, taking into account issues such as the fairness, sensitivity and efficiency of the process?
26. Was the incident reported to the police?
27. Would you like to provide any comments on your experience of formally reporting or making a complaint about the incident?
30. People decide not to formally report or make a complaint about an incident to for many different reasons. Which, if any, of these were reasons you decided not to formally report or make a complaint? Please select all that apply.
19. Who did you seek support or assistance from? Please select all that apply.
20.1. How satisfied were you with support or assistance from the student support services at your residence.
1 = Not satisfied ........ 5 = Very satisfied
20.2. How satisfied were you with support or assistance from the campus security at your residence.
1 = Not satisfied ........ 5 = Very satisfied
20.3. How satisfied were you with support or assistance from the senior resident at your residence.
1 = Not satisfied ........ 5 = Very satisfied
20.4. How satisfied were you with support or assistance from some other employee your residence.
1 = Not satisfied ........ 5 = Very satisfied
20.5. How satisfied were you with support or assistance from the person responsible for the welfare of students at your residence.
1 = Not satisfied ........ 5 = Very satisfied
20.6. How satisfied were you with support or assistance from the other college student or university facility.
1 = Not satisfied ........ 5 = Very satisfied
20.7. How satisfied were you with support or assistance from the external support group.
1 = Not satisfied ........ 5 = Very satisfied
20.15. People decide not to seek support or assistance for many different reasons. Which, if any of these were reasons you did not seek support or assistance from your residence? Please select all that apply.
21. Would you like to provide any comments on the support or assistance you received from your residence?
31. This questions explores what you have seen as a bystander in situations NOT RELATED TO ONLINE activities. Have you observed or witnessed any other student experiencing any of the following in a way that was unwelcome in any of these settings?
Please indicate if you have or have not observed or witnessed each of these and if so you where it happened.

I have observed or witnessed another student experiencing this while …

29.1. Unwelcome touching, hugging, cornering or kissing.
29.2. Inappropriate staring or leering that made you feel intimidated.
29.3. Sexual gestures, indecent exposure or inappropriate display of the body.
29.4. Sexually suggestive comments or jokes that made you feel offended.
29.5. Sexually explicit pictures, posters or gifts that made you feel offended.
29.6. Repeated or inappropriate invitations to go out on dates.
29.7. Intrusive questions about your private life or physical appearance that made you feel offended.
29.8. Inappropriate physical contact.
29.9. Requests or pressure for sex, or other sexual acts.
30. This questions explores what you have seen as a bystander in ONLINE activities.
30.1. Sexually explicit emails or SMS messages.
30.2. Repeated or inappropriate advances on email, social networking websites or internet chat rooms.
30.3. Inappropriate commentary, images or film of you distributed on some form of social media without your consent.
30.4. Other unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature that occurred online.
31. Did you take any action when you became aware of this?
31.1. What did you do? Please select all that apply.
31.2. Which of these best describes why you did not take any action about the incident you witnessed? Please select all that apply.
“Sexual harassment is an unwelcome sexual advance, unwelcome request for sexual favours or other unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature which, in the circumstances, a reasonable person, aware of those circumstances, would anticipate the possibility that the person would feel offended, humiliated or intimidated.” It can include any of the types of behaviour we have been asking you about. We would like to know more about your understanding of your university’s support services, formal reporting/complaint processes and policies on sexual harassment. Do you know where you can find support or information about an experience that may be sexual harassment?
32. How knowledgeable are you about where you can seek support or assistance within your residential college about an experience of sexual harassment?
33. Do you know where you can go to FORMALLY report, or make a complaint about, an experience of sexual harassment at your residence?
34. Do you know where you can find POLOCIES, support services, and reporting processes on sexual harassment?
35. How knowledgeable are you about this residence’s policy on sexual harassment?
Sexual ASSULT includes a range of behaviours, all of which are unacceptable and constitute a crime. Sexual ASSULT occurs when a person is forced, coerced or tricked into sexual acts against their will or without their consent, including when they have withdrawn their consent.
37. How aware are you of what constitutes sexual assault?
38. While at this residence have you experienced an incident of sexual assault?
48. Who did you seek support or assistance from this residency? Please select all that apply.
1=Very Dissatisfied ----- 5 = Very Satisfied
1=Very Dissatisfied ----- 5 = Very Satisfied
1=Very Dissatisfied ----- 5 = Very Satisfied
1=Very Dissatisfied ----- 5 = Very Satisfied
1=Very Dissatisfied ----- 5 = Very Satisfied
50. Would you like to provide any comments on the support or assistance you received from this residency?
51. People decide not to seek support or assistance for sexual assault for many different reasons. Which, if any of these were reasons you did NOT seek support or assistance from the university? Please select all that apply.
52. Did you seek support or assistance from somewhere or someone outside of this residency?
53. Who did you seek support or assistance from this residency? Please select all that apply.
54. Did you formally report or make a formal complaint about the sexual assault to anyone else?
55. Did they explain their formal reporting or complaint processes to you, including any involvement with or processes for reporting to the police?
1=very disatisfied ---5=very satisfied
57. Was the incident reported to the police?
58. Would you like to provide any comments on your experience of formally reporting or making a complaint about the incident of sexual assault?
60. People decide not to formally report or make a complaint about an incident of sexual assault for many different reasons. Which, if any, of these were reasons you decided not to formally report or make a complaint? Please select all that apply.
61. Have you observed or witnessed someone being sexually assaulted?
62. Did the sexual assault you witnessed or observed occur in a university setting such as while you were on campus, while travelling to or from university, at an off campus event endorsed or organised by the university, while employed by the university or at some other university related event or occasion?
63. Did you take any action when you became aware of this sexual assault?
64. What did you do? Please select all that apply.
65. Why didn’t you did take any action? Please select all that apply.
66. How knowledgeable are you about where you can seek support or assistance within your university about an experience of sexual assault?
67. How knowledgeable are you about where you can go in in this residence to formally report, or make a complaint about, an experience of sexual assault?
68. How knowledgeable are you about this residence’s policy on sexual assault?
70. Please indicate how much you agree or disagree with the following statements
70.2. I participate in activities and social events that are organised by this residence.
70.2. I participate in activities and social events that are organised by this residence.
70.3. I feel supported by my peers.
70.4. I feel supported by staff.
70.5. I feel supported by RAs.
70.6. I do not feel safe at [this residence. (This may be physical and/or emotional safety)
70.7. Alcohol helps me to ‘fit in’, socialise and make friends at this residence.
70.8. There is too much focus on alcohol at this residence.
70.9. The student leaders at this residence have too much power over the students.
70.10. I feel students and staff at my University label or disparage me because I go to this residence.
71. Have you ever experienced any of the following since starting at this residence? Please select all that apply.
72. Which was the most recent incident? If you are not sure, please make your best guess.
73. When did the incident happen? (Please select all that apply)
74. Where did the incident happen? (Please select all that apply)
75. Who was involved in this incident? (Please select all that apply).
76. What was their relationship to you?
77. Was the person/people involved in the behaviour?
78. Did you seek support or assistance from any of the following in relation to the incident? (Please select all that apply).
79. Did you make any formal report or complaint about the incident to anyone?
80. Who did you report it to? (Please select all that apply).
81. What was your level of satisfaction regarding the process of making a FORMANL report or complaint related to the issues in the Wellbeing section?
The interview is now finished. Thank you for your time and for your support. You made a valuable contribution to the success of this important study.
This research has been conducted by [xxx] in compliance with the Privacy Act and the information you provided will be used only for research purposes. None of the information collected in the survey can be used to identify you. Your answers will remain strictly confidential and will be combined with the information of other students at [xxx].
If you would like any more information about this project, you can phone us on [xxx].
Please note that your survey responses about any sexual harassment or assault you may have experienced or witnessed do not constitute a formal report of that sexual harassment or assault.
• If you would like to make a formal report of sexual harassment, you may do so by contacting [xxx].
• If you would like to make a formal report of sexual assault, you may do so by contacting the police or your [xxx].
If this survey brings up issues for you, there are people you can talk to. If you would like to contact a support service for people who have been victims of sexual assault or sexual harassment or speak to someone who can give you advice about these issues you can call 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732). If you don’t want to talk to someone you can access their website here. If you would like to see a list of other organisations that that may be able to help you click here.