"In this seminal piece, Dr. Madan-Bahel uses Bollywood film clips to foster thinking and discussion on critical topics in sexual health for South Asian female youth. This work is unique and innovative in many key ways. ... Dr. Madan-Bahel offers a variety of recommendations for practice, research, and policy that will continue to influence the field for years to come. This is impressive, inspirational, and groundbreaking work!" - Christine J. Yeh, Associate Professor of Counseling Psychology, University of San Francisco

Dr. Anvita Madan-Bahel holds a PhD from Columbia University.

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1: Introduction

South Asian Community

South Asian Sexual Health

Statistics on Sexual Violence

Programs Addressing Violence

Chapter 2: Background

Definitions

Sexual Health

Sexual Violence

Rationale for the Program

Underutilization of mental health services

Barriers to help-seeking

South Asian cultural factors

South Asian Culture and Sexual Health

South Asian worldview

Ethnic identity issues

South Asian gender roles

South Asian sexuality

Focus of the program

Use of Bollywood Films

Research Goals

Goals

Implications for Helping Professionals

Chapter 3: Method

Overview of the Program

Recruitment and Process of Starting the Group

Challenges of accessing the population

Process of starting the group

Participants

Program Description and Procedure

Confidentiality

Bollywood videos

Structure of sessions

Evaluation Procedure

Evaluation Measures

Demographic Questionnaire

Burt’s Rape Myth Acceptance Scale

Sexual Harassment Attitude Scale

Attitudes Towards Male Dating Violence Scale

Attitudes Towards Women Scale for Adolescents

Attitudes about Sexual Responsibility and Sex Refusal Skills

Vignettes

Exit Interview

Data Analysis

Surveys

Vignettes

Exit Interview

Researcher’s bias, values, and position

Chapter 4: Results

Overview

Results of the Surveys

Results of the Sexual Health Situation Vignettes

Results for Exit Interview

Summary of Results

Chapter 5: Discussion

Overview

South Asian Señoritas Speak Out

Gender Roles and Healthier Relationships

Sexual Violence

Sexual Health

Professional help seeking, resources available and awareness of the barriers to help seeking

Additional findings

Bollywood film clips

Cultural and gender sensitivity of the program

Women and self-empowerment

Ethnic and bicultural identity

Suggestions for the program

Limitations of the study

Sample Size

Language

Length of Program

Evaluation methods

Content of the Curriculum

Bollywood film clips

All-female program

Implications

Future Implications for Program Development

Recruitment

Future Implications for Research

Future Implications for Training

Summary and Conclusion

Appendices

Appendix A: Demographic Questionnaire

Appendix B: Burt Rape Myth Acceptance Scale

Appendix C: Sexual Harassement Attitudes

Appendix D: Attitudes towards Male Dating Violence Scale

Appendix E: Attitudes towards Male Dating Violence Scale – Lesbian Version

Appendix F: Attitudes towards Women Scale for Adolescents

Appendix G: Attitudes about Sexual Responsibility and Sex Refusal Skills

Appendix H–L:Vignettes 1–5

Appendix M–Q: Results for Vignettes 1–5

Appendix R: Film Clips Recommended for Sexual Health Program

References

Index